Two sides reached a truce after clashes between local residents along a disputed segment of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border left at least three people dead and scores wounded in the volatile region.

At least three people were killed, including a 13-year-old girl, and over 80 injured on the Kyrgyz side during the April 28-29 clashes according to the Kyrgyz Health Ministry.

The two countries' foreign ministries announced they had agreed to cease-fire after hours of talks and would stick to it and withdraw military forces while resolving the conflict through diplomacy.

The Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflict can be traced back to opposing territorial claims in the border area of ​​the two states.

The unclear demarcation of boundaries is regularly the trigger for partly armed clashes between Kyrgyz and Tajiks in the disputed areas. (ILKHA)