Tajikistan returns part of stolen property to residents of Batken
Tajikistan returned part of the stolen property to the residents of Ak-Sai village in Batken district. Regional administration confirmed the information to 24.kg news agency.
The Vorukh police reportedly handed over 14 horses and 2 cars to their Batken colleagues.
At least 640 houses were destroyed during the armed attack by Tajikistan in Batken, 423 of which cannot be restored. Houses in the border villages were looted and burned.
About 11 administrative and strategic facilities, 27 social facilities, 335 auxiliary premises, 197 utility facilities, an automobile bridge, 61 cars were destroyed.
Emergency situation has been introduced in Batken region. Shooting began at several sites of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the morning of September 16. Settlements in Leilek and Batken district came under fire. The Ministry of Health reported 206 victims, 63 people were killed. As a result of the armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, residents of seven villages in Batken and Leilek districts, as well as Dzhekendi village in Chon-Alai district of Osh region, left their homes.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan opened a criminal case on crimes against peace.
