Kyrgyzstan says its death toll in Tajikistan clashes rises to 31

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan said Friday that its death toll in armed clashes with Central Asian rival Tajikistan had reached 31 after the pair agreed a cease-fire following the heaviest clashes at their disputed border in years.
First Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development Aliza Soltonbekova said in a televised appearance that Kyrgyzstan had suffered over 150 casualties including 31 deaths since the violence began on Thursday.