 | Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hold talks to end border fightingAn attempt to establish a cease-fire on Friday afternoon quickly failed and artillery shelling resumed later in the day. |
 | Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan trade blame over new border attacks; several civilians reported dead on both sidesKyrgyz border authorities accused Tajik armed forces of attacking several border areas and settlements, including in the southern regions of Batken and Osh. |
| 31 wounded in Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border clash, say officialsTajik authorities said they proposed negotiations and a cease-fire, but Kyrgyz troops reportedly ignored the offers. |
 | Russia working on Taliban ties, Putin says in TajikistanTajikistan, which hosts a Russian military base, has a long and porous border with Afghanistan and is wary that Islamic radicalism could seep into the country. |
 | Mild tremors jolt RajasthanA Met department official in Jaipur said the tremors, which lasted for a few seconds in the afternoon, were felt in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer and Nagaur. |
