Around the same time, the Uzbek government expelled a number of Western nongovernmental organizations.
MTS's Uzbek subsidiary, Uzdunrobita, has been accused of tax evasion and breaking licensing rules.
But it seems the Uzbek government is quietly trying to remove this old Soviet tradition.
Nowadays, Katta Ashula is an important expression of Uzbek cultural identity that can promote dialogue between cultures.
Literary works of poetry and prose in Arabic, Persian and Uzbek are also predominant in the collection.
Many Uzbek families still keep old Soviet-made New Year decorations and they still buy New Year trees.
For instance, the completion of a railhead in Mazar-e-Sharif this year will link the Uzbek and Afghan railways.
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In Kirgizstan, questions were asked in parliament this week about the arrests of Kirgiz citizens by Uzbek police.
Rehman was killed along with his close aide, Fakhar-ul-Islam, and two Uzbek nationals whose identities the sources didn't know.
Makoto Hasebe was sent off for elbowing Uzbek captain Server Djeparov with two minutes remaining but Japan held on.
The candidates should be fluent in English, a good knowledge of either Russian or Uzbek would be an asset.
In its strongly worded statement, the Tajik embassy in Moscow accused the Uzbek authorities of deliberately creating the blockade.
Uzbek officials believe madrassahs (religious schools) in Pakistan are fuelling unrest in Uzbekistan, especially in the volatile region of Fergana.
Some Central Asian states, such as Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, have joined Afghanistan's proxy war by backing the Uzbek and Tajik factions.
Carney added the third on 65 minutes when he tucked the ball under Uzbek goalkeeper Temur Juraev after Matt McKay's precise pass.
An ethnic Uzbek, he was found by ex-Soviet veterans of the war.
Djokovic, the 2008 winner, overcame a poor start to defeat Switzerland's Marco Chiudinelli 3-6 6-1 6-1 6-3 and will play Uzbek qualifier Denis Istomin next.
On Tuesday, Colin Powell, the secretary of state, telephoned his Uzbek counterpart to offer American help in investigating the latest terrorist attacks in the country.
The licence of MTS' Uzbek subsidiary, Uzdunrobita, was initially suspended for ten days in July, and later extended to three months before being finally revoked.
The Uzbek government hopes that playing up fears of an Islamic domino effect in Central Asia and renewing links with Russia will make America re-engage.
When a rail bridge in southern Uzbekistan mysteriously exploded last autumn, depriving southern Tajikistan of its rail connections, few believed Uzbek claims of a terrorist attack.
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In August 2001 the Uzbek tax police came calling, unearthing the disturbing fact that CCBU conducted almost all its transactions through companies owned by the Maqsudi brothers.
Kamgar's godfather: General Abdul Rashid Dostum, an Uzbek warlord who controlled northern Afghanistan despite Taliban inroads in the 1990s and is the leader of an ethnic Uzbek party.
Uzbek businessman Usmanov's company, Red and White, is chaired by former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein, who claims foreign investment is needed to compete with the likes of Chelsea.
Another was in early 2007 when the ISI backed a Taliban commander in South Waziristan, called Muhammad Nazir, to expel some Uzbek militants who had found refuge there.
The Uzbek government has cut natural gas supplies to Tajikistan.
But the deadlock was finally broken with nearly an hour played when Uzbek central defender powered home a 30-yard shot that found the net via the underside of the crossbar.
As part of its deal with the United Nations, the Uzbek government said it would also allow humanitarian flights to land directly at Termez airport, bypassing customs procedures in Tashkent.
This year also sees the first Brass Day - featuring Grimethorpe Colliery band and traditional Uzbek trumpeters - billed as "one of the loudest and most memorable experiences of the season".
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