Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan indicated that a ceasefire agreed after Friday’s heavy fighting was still in effect on Saturday after they did not report major incidents overnight, although Kyrgyz border guards said a village was briefly shelled.
The two former Soviet republics clashed over a border dispute last week, accusing each other of using tanks, mortars, rocket artillery and drones to attack nearby towns.
Kyrgyzstan said a border village was hit by mortar shells for five minutes early on Saturday after a quiet night. Kyrgyzstan said on Friday that 24 people had died and dozens were injured.
Tajikistan has not released any official casualty figures, but security sources said at least seven died on Friday. The Tajik border guards said in a statement on Friday that helicopters and drones from Kyrgyzstan bombed several Tajik villages.
Tajik security sources said that the heads of state security from both sides continued talks on Saturday to settle the conflict.
The ceasefire between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan has taken effect
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