On the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as a result of a shootout, there are wounded on both sides. A source in the power structures of Kyrgyzstan on Friday, May 8, said that three Kyrgyz border guards, including the head of the border post, were injured during the conflict, DW reports.

At the same time, the Tajik side reports the injury of two Tajik citizens. Parties hold each other responsible for what happened.

The conflict occurred due to the use of land on an indescribable stretch of joint border. The press service of the Kyrgyz border service said that " A source in the Kyrgyz security forces stated that Tajik border guards used RPGs and Kalashnikov assault rifles and expressed the opinion that "

Tajikistan version. At the same time, Tajikistan claims that the conflict erupted due to the “unauthorized seizure by Kyrgyz citizens of 4 hectares of land that, in accordance with regulatory documents, relate to Tajikistan,” and “Kyrgyz border guards, instead of preventing the conflict, opened fire on unarmed.

The Kyrgyz border service says that the conflict began in the Chek Batken region in the south of the country. " In order to prevent the escalation of the conflict, the border guards of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan fired several warning shots at the air, however, border guards of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan unexpectedly opened mortar fire in the direction of the Kyrgyz border guards and Kyrgyz citizens, "

The situation on the joint border area is characterized as complex. The parties are negotiating to resolve the conflict..