Posted on 04/30/2021 11:13:44 AM PDT by BenLurkin
At least 31 people have been killed, scores injured and 10,000 evacuated after a water dispute led to some of the worst clashes in years on a disputed Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border.
Clashes started on Wednesday when people from both sides hurled stones at each other after surveillance cameras were installed at a water facility.
Pictures published on social media showed some buildings on fire in the region, in a disputed area around the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan. Among the burned properties were a border post, more than 20 homes, a school, eight shops and a casino[!!], according to the Kyrgyz emergencies ministry.
The governor of Batken province in Kyrgyzstan said the two sides had agreed that the water surveillance equipment should be removed, but that Tajikistan then refused.
Reports said border guards became involved after the initial clashes intensified. Military units from both sides began exchanging fire on Thursday, but later that day a ceasefire was announced to take effect from 20:00 (14:00 GMT), with armed forces returning to their bases.
A representative of the police in Batken told the AFP news agency by telephone that shooting had continued during the night "but not intensively". Shooting occurred "between both military units and civilians", he said.
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Don’t bring rocks to a water surveillance equipment fight.
Radio Free Europe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kijM2gTZ7A8
You’ll go back, Jack, and do it again. Wheels spinnin’ round and round.
Thought gambling was forbidden.
Where’s the ban rocks crowd?
Hey if they got slot machines, I’m going.
My wife wants to go to all these places, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, as part of a “Silk Road Tour.”
I keep telling her, “I ain’t going to no place with the word ‘stan’ in it!”
She can just watch some good Bald and Bankrupt videos.
31 dead? Sounds like a Labor Day weekend in Chicago.
I’d love to take that tour as well. Plus the Middle East, Syria, Iran, Iraq and Turkey. I’ve become a lot more interested in the cradle of civilization and the beginnings of Christianity thanks to the many posts by SunkenCiv here.
Unfortunately, that whole region is no-go. Your “stan” rule is a good one.
When will we be sending troops?
More wars have been fought over water in the history of mankind than anything else.
A few months ago I got fascinated with watching videos about Turkmenistan, place makes North Korea seem normal in comparison.
I’m only concerned with our border.
women are like the dogs that take a dump on someones lawn while they’re conversing out front with a neighbor. Guess who has to carry the plastic bag and explain it?
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