Tajik invasion in Kyrgyzstan leaves 364 houses destroyed

Bishkek, Sept. 20, 2022 . / Kabar / . 364 residential houses in Batken Oblast were preliminary destroyed as a result of Tajikistan's invasion in Kyrgyzstan, Head of the Main Department of Civil Defenss of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations Yrysbek Zholdoshbaev said during a press conference at Kabar News Agency. He added that working groups consisting of competent authorities are currently continuing work on calculating the material damage from the destruction of social and domestic facilities. "A total of nine working groups are working in Batken. According to the results of the work, updated data will be provided," the representative of the Emergency Ministry said. The clashes on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border started on Sept. 14. The Tajik side attacked border guarding and civilian infrastructure objects of Kyrgyzstan along the perimeter of the state border in Batken Oblast. Tajikistan used heavy armored vehicles, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and aircraft in an attempt to seize the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. According to the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Tajik military destroyed the infrastructure of outposts, as well as schools, kindergartens, retail outlets, first-aid posts, and houses. Shouting nationalist slogans, they showed blasphemy and subjected the bodies of the border guards of the Kyrgyz Republic who died at the post to mockery. An emergency regime has been introduced in Batken Oblast.