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The border service of the State Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan announced the shelling from Tajikistan. According to the ministry, the village of Pasky-Aryk in the Batken district of the republic came under attack.
According to the border service of Kyrgyzstan, mortar fire from the Tajik side was opened at 8.50 local time and was conducted for five minutes. The GKNB drew attention to the fact that this happened in violation of previously reached agreements.
The night from September 16 to 17 passed without shooting. On the eve of the Presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon agreed on a ceasefire during negotiations on the sidelines of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand.