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At least 94 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in clashes on the disputed Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border - the deadliest in years. Fighting between the two Central Asian states broke out on Wednesday, before a ceasefire was agreed on Friday.

The clash comes against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia. … Both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are allied with Russia and host Russian military bases, but fighting over border issues is frequent and last year almost resulted in an all-out war between the former Soviet republics.

The foreign ministers of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have discussed the situation along disputed segments of the border between the two Central Asian nations after another deadly shoot-out involving border guards.

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have agreed to pull back some forces from their shared frontier after border guards from the two central Asian states exchanged fire twice on Tuesday, the latest in a series of clashes, Interfax news agency said.

Kyrgyzstan's election commission has announced the final preliminary results of last month's parliamentary elections following the manual count of all ballots, with six parties set to enter the new legislature.

Kyrgyzstan's last parliamentary elections ended with the winner being ousted by angry crowds of protesters. This time around, the new president is expected to cement his control over the government.

Kyrgyzstan's president has named a new cabinet chairman in an effort to jump-start the country in the midst of an economic malaise brought on partly by the pandemic.

Violating parliamentary procedure, lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan have overwhelmingly approved a controversial bill on misinformation that activists fear will further limit free speech online and suppress criticism of the powerful.

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has called deadly clashes along a disputed segment of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border "a heavy test for both nations." … The clashes erupted after the Tajiks tried to install security cameras in disputed border territory. The battles saw border troops open fire on each other and left dozens of people dead and dozens of homes destroyed.

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on June 5 reached an agreement to calm a tense border standoff between the two Central Asian nations, in the latest incident over contested territory more than a month after deadly clashes.