Fighting erupts between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
It is the deadliest border clash in Central Asia since the collapse of the Soviet Union
When the leaders of China, India, Russia and several Central Asian countries travelled to Uzbekistan for a security summit on September 15th and 16th, most observers were watching for signs of cracks in the relationship between Vladimir Putin, who is waging a war of aggression in Ukraine, and his counterparts in India and China, who have remained close to him. Yet the regional powers’ partners in the region were more concerned by events closer to home. The day before the meeting started, fighting broke out over territorial disputes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Border disorder”
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