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.
Under Soviet rule, Central Asia was carved into the Kazakh, Kirgiz, Tajik, Turkmen and Uzbek republics.
Last year, Uzbek border guards entered southern Kazakhstan and claimed a stretch of land.
He had no previous bottling experience--but he was married to the Uzbek president's eldest daughter, Gulnara Karimova.
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.
Their features suggested they belonged to a group of Uzbek militants allied with the Taliban, he said.
Many Uzbek families still keep old Soviet-made New Year decorations and they still buy New Year trees.
At least 10 militants were killed in the clash, many of them ethnic Uzbek fighters, officials said.
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.
The Uzbek foreign minister has publicly accused Pakistan of harbouring Islamic militants dedicated to overthrowing the Uzbek state.
The fighting went on for weeks and 13 of his militants died as well as 20 Uzbek fighters.
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.
In March 2007, he launched an offensive against Uzbek militants in the area.
China, for its part, has secured much-needed Uzbek and Kazakh co-operation in dealing with its restive Uighurs in Xinjiang province.
Uzbek officials believe madrassahs (religious schools) in Pakistan are fuelling unrest in Uzbekistan, especially in the volatile region of Fergana.
The Uzbek authorities say they train young Uzbeks in the use of guns and bombs, ostensibly for fighting in Afghanistan.
With the Soviet Union off their backs, the clans have increased their influence at the heart of the Uzbek state.
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.
Aleksandr Knyazev, a political scientist from Kyrgyzstan, says the perpetrators were both Bakiyev-financed criminal gangs and ethnic-Uzbek groups financed by someone else.
General Musharraf must try to ensure that the victory of the Northern Alliance, mainly Tajik and Uzbek, does not imply the defeat of Pushtuns.
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.
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