2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes

2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes
	Part of conflicts in territory of the former Soviet Union
	; Map showing the borders between Kyrgyzstan (red) and Tajikistan (orange)
Date	28 April – 1 May 2021 (3 days)
Location	Kök-Tash, Batken, Batken District, Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border
Result	Ceasefire
Belligerents
Kyrgyzstan	Tajikistan
Commanders and leaders
Sadyr Japarov; Kamchybek Tashiev; Ularbek Sharsheev;	Emomali Rahmon; Sherali Mirzo; Rajabali Rahmonali; Khurshed Izattula Mohammadzad;
Units involved
Border Guard Service; Internal Troops;	Armed Forces; Border Guard Service; Special Purpose Mobile Unit;
Casualties and losses
3 servicemen killed (per Kyrgyzstan)	9 servicemen killed (per Tajikistan); 11 servicemen killed (per RFE/RL); 1 BTR-70 destroyed
	33 Kyrgyzstani and 10 Tajikistani civilians killed; 190 Kyrgyzstani and 87 Tajikistani civilians injured

A three-day border conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan began on 28 April 2021. The clashes stemmed from a long-running dispute over a water supply facility near the village of Kök-Tash. Tajikistani media raised some concern over military drills in Batken prior to the conflict.