Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan said on Sunday nearly 100 people had died in their border conflict, as a fragile ceasefire between the Central Asian nations extended into a second day and their mutual ally Russia urged a de-escalation
The former Soviet republics clashed over a border dispute from September 14 to 16, accusing each other of using tanks, mortars, rocket artillery and assault drones to attack outposts and nearby settlements. Both countries border China, while Tajikistan also has a long frontier with Afghanistan. Long stretches of the border separating the two ex-Soviet states are contested. Clashes in April 2021 left more than 50 dead and raised the prospect of broader conflict.
The government declared Monday a day of mourning for the victims. Kyrgyz media, which called the conflict an invasion, reported on Sunday some of the evacuees have already started returning to their homes. Tajikistan on Sunday reported that 35 people were killed. It has not reported any mass evacuations.
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