The Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan reported 59 deaths as a result of the conflict on the border, Tajikistan - more than 60.

 As a result of the armed conflict in the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan, 59 people died, and the total number of victims who sought help from medical institutions is 163, the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan reported on Facebook.

 Today, September 19, Kyrgyzstan declared a day of national mourning for those killed in the conflict with Tajikistan. The corresponding decree was signed by the country's president, Sadir Zhaparov. Flags will be flown at half-mast throughout the country and on the buildings of diplomatic and consular institutions abroad.

 At the same time, according to the leader of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan, Saijafar Usmonzoda, more than 60 Tajiks died as a result of the armed conflict, and hundreds more were injured.

 The party proposes to declare September 20 as a day of national mourning, as well as ban local TV channels from broadcasting humorous and entertaining programs from September 20 to 23.

 Clashes on several sections of the border of the two republics began on Friday, September 14, in the morning.

 The heads of foreign affairs of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan discussed shelling on the state border of the countries. The Kyrgyz side emphasized the need to solve border problems "exclusively by political and diplomatic means." On Sunday, September 18, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan issued its first report on the situation on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border and accused the neighboring country of "an act of armed aggression" and "opening fire along the entire border line."

 The Batken region of Kyrgyzstan borders the northern Sughd region of Tajikistan and includes the Tajik exclave of Vorukh. The same area is famous for its complicated political and ethnic geography and became the site of similar hostilities last year. In 2021, a dispute over water rights and Tajikistan's installation of surveillance cameras led to clashes near the border that killed at least 55 people.

 Russian military bases are located in both countries.