Kyrgyz, Tajik leaders order forces to ‘withdraw’ after clashes

The leaders of ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan met yesterday and ordered their forces to withdraw after deadly clashes along their disputed border raised fears of all-out conflict between the Central Asian nations.

Their meeting at a summit of regional leaders in Uzbekistan came as Russia offered to mediate and called for "urgent" measures to halt fighting that left dozens injured and several dead.