On 28 April, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan forces on the Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border near Kök-Tash, Leilek, started the clashes, resulting in four deaths and dozens of injuries.[9] The following day clashes resumed, with at least 41 people killed from both sides and roughly 10,000 people evacuated.[2][3] The same day the foreign ministers of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan agreed to a ceasefire at the border.[11] On 30 April, Tajikistan acknowledged the ceasefire in a statement published by its state information service.[12]