The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan issued a statement on attacks by the military of Kyrgyzstan on settlements, schools and infrastructure facilities, calling them acts of aggression.
The main thing from the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan:
– The shelling of the “Kekh” post of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan in the Vorukh jamoat of the city of Isfara in Tajikistan on September 14 is an act of aggression, the Kyrgyz side used mortars, machine guns and other small arms. As a result of the shelling, two servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan were killed.
– on the same day, approximately at 14:10, immediately after the announcement of the ceasefire regime, Kyrgyz military personnel using group weapons attacked the settlements of Langar and Sari Bozor, as well as the building of secondary school No. 47 of Chorkuh jamoat, as a result of which students and teachers of this educational institution were injured.
– On September 16, during the shelling of residential areas of the village of Chorkishlok in the city of Isfara, the Kyrgyz side used heavy equipment, infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers.
– On September 16, at 06:30, servicemen of the special forces of Kyrgyzstan invaded the territory of the village of Bogdori of the Chilgazi Jamoat of the city of Isfara, burned 16 houses of local residents and looted.
– The Kyrgyz military began shelling the village of Khojai Alo of the Republic of Tajikistan from the territory of the water distribution station Golovnaya. During the shelling, civilian infrastructure facilities were attacked, in particular, the Shurob power line and the bridge in the village of Chorkishlok of the Republic of Tajikistan were damaged. The Kyrgyz military set fire to the houses of civilians in the settlements of Bogiston and Lakon in the city of Isfara, Republic of Tajikistan.
– starting at 07:30, Kyrgyz military units opened fire along the entire line of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border.
Thus, during the massive shelling of the territory of Tajikistan, 20 units of heavy armored vehicles were used, including tanks, armored personnel carriers and armored reconnaissance and patrol vehicles.
– On September 16, despite the ceasefire agreement that was reached at various levels of the military and civilian authorities of the two countries, as well as contrary to the assurances of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, given by him during a meeting with President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand, in 19:10 Kyrgyz servicemen opened fire and completely destroyed the buildings of secondary schools No. 225 and No. 64 of the Jamoat Chorkuh of the city of Isfara.
– as a result of the strike of a Kyrgyz UAV on the building of school number 8 of the Jamoat Ovchi Kalacha, Bobojon, Gafurov district, 6 citizens of Tajikistan were killed – civilians.
During an UAV strike on a mosque in the Ovchi Kal'ach jamoat, 12 civilians of Tajikistan were killed and more than 20 wounded, including a seven-year-old child.
– On September 17, at 11:50 a.m., Kyrgyz military personnel using multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) shelled the village of Todzhvaron, Lakhsh district of Tajikistan. As a result of this attack, several civilians were injured, including women and children, and 3 residential buildings were destroyed. During the day, Kyrgyz military personnel fired at settlements in the border zone of the Lakhsh region three times using MLRS.
School No. 15 of Tojvaron village was attacked, as a result of which 3 students were injuredф.
