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How ordinary people are stepping in to help the displaced in Kyrgyzstan

When the state can’t deal with crisis, people step up – inside and outside the country

How ordinary people are stepping in to help the displaced in Kyrgyzstan
In mid-September, Bishkek's Sports Palace became a hub for supplies for displaced people - Image: Altynai Mambetova
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Journalist Nazgul Zharbulova first heard about fighting on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border on 16 September.

After just two days of violence, tens of thousands of people had been displaced in Kyrgyzstan’s eastern border regions due to the latest escalation in the ongoing violent dispute with Tajikistan over border demarcation.

As of today, nearly 100 people are believed to have died on both sides of the border.