Kyrgyzstan’s president declares Sept. 19 as national mourning day
Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov signed a decree on Sunday, declaring Sept. 19 as a day of national mourning, according to local news agency Kabar. An armed conflict took place at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border on Sept. 14-17 and resulted in the death of Kyrgyz people. The Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry also said