Kyrgyzstan says 13 dead in Tajikistan clashes

Kyrgyzstan said Friday that 13 died and dozens of properties were burned during clashes with Central Asian rival Tajikistan, after a ceasefire agreed by the two countries hung in the balance following the heaviest fighting along their disputed border since post-Soviet independence. Kyrgyzstan's health ministry said in a statement that 134 people were injured, of whom 13 died. Two of the injured are in serious condition and a girl born in 2008 was among the casualties, it said. The country's national security committee said that three servicemen had died and 20 were injured. Over 10,000 citizens had been evacuated from two districtsbordering Tajikistan where the fighting had been most intense, Kyrgyzstan also said.