More fighting has taken place between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan over border territory - a dispute that goes back to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Skirmishes that started a few days ago, have killed and injured dozens of people.
Both landlocked nations accusing each other of breaking a recent ceasefire.
But what's caused this latest round of fighting?
Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra
Guests
Kadyr Toktogulov, former Kyrgyzstan Ambassador to the US and Canada.
Sergei Markov, director of the Institute of Political Studies in Moscow and a former member of the Russian parliament.
Bruce Pannier, journalist who specialises in Central Asia.
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Skirmishes that started a few days ago, have killed and injured dozens of people.
Both landlocked nations accusing each other of breaking a recent ceasefire.
But what's caused this latest round of fighting?
Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra
Guests
Kadyr Toktogulov, former Kyrgyzstan Ambassador to the US and Canada.
Sergei Markov, director of the Institute of Political Studies in Moscow and a former member of the Russian parliament.
Bruce Pannier, journalist who specialises in Central Asia.
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