Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border conflict: Tensions rise with Russia allies
Kyrgyzstan accuses Tajik forces of using tanks, armored vehicles and mortars * Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyz troops of shelling outposts, seven villages with heavy weaponry.
A service member of Kyrgyz special operations forces stands guard near Golovnoi water distribution facility outside the village of Kok-Tash in Batken province, Kyrgyzstan May 5, 2021.(photo credit: Vladimir Pirogov/REUTERS)ByREUTERS