President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov. Archive photoBISHKEK, Jan 28 President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov said that he was keeping the situation on the border with Tajikistan under control, he posted the corresponding entry on his Facebook page on Friday.»Dear Kyrgyzstanis! The situation on the border is completely under my control. God willing, we will resolve everything through negotiations, peacefully. Don't worry,» the leader of the country wrote. On Thursday, the Kyrgyz border service announced the start of a shootout between Kyrgyz and Tajik border guards. According to the agency, the Tajik side uses grenade launchers and mortars. The cause of the conflict was the blocking of the highway connecting the Kyrgyz cities of Isfana and Batken by the Tajik military. The border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan periodically becomes a zone of conflict between local residents and border guards of the two countries. The reason for this is non-delimited sections where it is impossible to determine how the border between states lies. 2022/01/aefa3b1829e9192e0fcde0583d6035ca.jpg» />Infographic
