Iran Press/ Asia: Health agencies in the Batken Region received 12 more bodies, according to updated data from the Batken Region. The total number of deaths due to the armed conflict in the Batken Region is 36," the ministry said.
According to the Ministry of Health, 129 people were also injured and will have outpatient treatment.
Earlier, the Kyrgyz emergencies ministry reported that 37 people had been killed in skirmishes on the border with Tajikistan. According to the church, the region has received 177 tonnes of humanitarian aid, and another 160 tonnes are expected to arrive from Bishkek.
Tensions rose on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border on September 14.
According to Bishkek, on Wednesday, Tajik border guards crossed the border in the Bulak-Bashy area of Kyrgyzstan's Batken District and "took up combat positions." In response to Kyrgyz troops' demand to leave the territory, Tajik border guards opened fire, and a shootout ensued. Armed clashes later took place in the Kak-Sai and Pasky-Aryk areas of the Batken Region.
Shoutout ceased later that evening. On Saturday, the Kyrgyz border guard service, for the first time, reported the shelling of the Osh Region; previously, all incidents had been reported from a border section in the Batken Region.
Kyrgyz authorities evacuated over 136,000 citizens amid clashes. A state of emergency was declared in the Batken Region.
On Saturday, Iran called for a ceasefire between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and resolved disputes through dialogue and peaceful methods, expressing concern over the escalation of these conflicts.
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The spokesman of Iran's Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanaani, referred to the friendly relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the two republics of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, saying, "Tehran is ready for any assistance to resolve the disputes between these two neighboring countries."
The cause of the latest outbreak of violence wasn't immediately apparent. Tensions in Central Asia, particularly in the fertile Osh Valley, stem partly from Soviet-era borders that artificially divided ethnic groups and communities.
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