Go to mediabankMilitary and police officers of Kyrgyzstan. Archival photoDUSHANBE, Sep 16 — RIMA News, Lidia Isamova. Despite the ceasefire agreement, from 15:00 local time, Kyrgyzstan has been using military helicopters and combat drones to attack homes and civilian facilities in Tajikistan, RIA Novosti was told at the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan. «Despite the meeting of the leaders of the first security forces and the announcement about the ceasefire, an hour and a half later, the Kyrgyz side began firing from group weapons and military equipment in the direction of the Bobojon, Gafurov, Vorukh and Chorkuh regions,» the press center of the State Committee for National Security reported. According to the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan uses military helicopters and combat drones to attacks on the homes of citizens and civilian facilities in Tajikistan and transfers additional forces and means from the center of the Botken region of Kyrgyzstan to the border regions of Tajikistan. Large-scale clashes on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan began on Friday morning. The parties accused each other of shelling. Later, the border service of Kyrgyzstan reported that the heads of the special services of the two countries agreed on a ceasefire from 13.00 Moscow time. Toward evening, the Kyrgyz border service announced a violation of the ceasefire by the Tajik military.
