2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes

2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict
	Part of the post-Soviet conflicts
	; Map showing the borders between Kyrgyzstan (red) and Tajikistan (orange).
Date	28 April 2021 – 1 May 2021; (3 years and 3 days)
Location	Kök-Tash, Leilek District, Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border
Result	Ceasefire
Belligerents
Tajikistan	Kyrgyzstan
Commanders and leaders
Emomali Rahmon; Saimumin Yatimov; Sherali Mirzo;	Sadyr Japarov; Kamchybek Tashiev; Taalaibek Omuraliev;
Units involved
State Committee for National Security; Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan;	State Committee for National Security; Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic;
Casualties and losses
12 killed; Several injured	34 killed; 154 injured
	33,388+ Kyrgyz civilians displaced; (as of 2 May)

A border conflict happened between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan from 28 April to 1 May 2021. The conflict began because of an old water dispute between the two Central Asian countries.^[2]^[3] At least 46 people were killed in the events and more than 30,000 civilians were displaced.

On 1 May 2021, the two countries agreed on a new ceasefire, thus ending the conflict.^[4]^[5]

References[change | change source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree ceasefire after border clashes". Reuters. 1 May 2021.
↑ "Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan forces exchange gunfire in worst border flareup in years | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
↑ Staff, Reuters (29 April 2021). "Kyrgyz, Tajik security forces clash at border in water dispute". Reuters. Retrieved 29 April 2021. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
↑ "Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree new ceasefire after border clashes". www.aljazeera.com.
↑ "Heads of Kyrgyz, Tajik national security committees agree to stop fire, withdraw troops". Trend.Az. 1 May 2021.

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[reuters-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree ceasefire after border clashes". Reuters. 1 May 2021.

[2] "Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan forces exchange gunfire in worst border flareup in years | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[:0-3] Staff, Reuters (29 April 2021). "Kyrgyz, Tajik security forces clash at border in water dispute". Reuters. Retrieved 29 April 2021. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[4] "Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree new ceasefire after border clashes". www.aljazeera.com.

[5] "Heads of Kyrgyz, Tajik national security committees agree to stop fire, withdraw troops". Trend.Az. 1 May 2021.

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