Kyrgyzstan News » Batken News Kyrgyzstan » Batken » History: Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Agreement Hoped for in ‘Nearest Future’
Kyrgyz and Tajik officials are hopeful of completing border negotiations in the next two to three months. If an agreement is indeed reached, it will signal a major milestone in a long-running border ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Batken » History: Clashes with Tajikistan kill two dozen on Kyrgyzstan side
"Twenty-four bodies have been brought into the health establishments in the Batken region," says Kyrgyz Health Ministry, adding clashes wounded 87 others. Tajikistan has not released details of its ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Batken » History: Kyrgyzstan Says Border With Tajikistan Can Reopen 'Gradually' After Delimitation Work
BATKEN, Kyrgyzstan -- Authorities in Kyrgyzstan’s southern region of Batken say the border with Tajikistan, shut down more than two years ago following a deadly standoff, can "gradually reopen" after ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Batken » History: IDA Helps the Kyrgyz Republic’s Batken Rebuild after Conflict
In September 2022, conflict along the Kyrgyz Republic’s southwestern border caused significant damages to the country’s Batken region. A project supported by the International Development Association ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Batken » History: IDA Rebuilds Schools and Healthcare Facilities in the Kyrgyz Republic's Batken Region
In the Kyrgyz Republic's Batken region, new schools and health clinics have not only replaced what was lost during the conflict along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border in September 2022 but have also restored a ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Batken » History: Kyrgyz Authorities Shut Down 32 Mosques, 5 Religious Schools In Southern Batken Region
Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee of National Security (UKMK) said on October 10 that it had closed 32 mosques and five religious schools in the southern region of Batken as a result of a special ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Batken » History: Debate Over Kyrgyzstan’s New Flag Overshadows Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Negotiations
Kyrgyzstan is considering changing its more than 30-year-old flag. “I support the idea,” said President Sadyr Japarov. “Our flag looks likes a sunflower; with this the country cannot rise from its ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Batken » History: EBRD helps Kyrgyz city Batken make water and wastewater services safer
The FINANCIAL — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and international donors are continuing to upgrade water and wastewater services in the Kyrgyz Republic, thus improving ...