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Uzbekistan - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Do not travel to Uzbekistan due to COVID-19.

Uzbekistan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. While the country has undergone significant change since then, its progress towards democratic and economic reform has been halting and uneven. Much of the country, particularly areas outside of Tashkent and the major tourist destinations of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, is remote and difficult to access. Tourist facilities in these areas are typically below Western standards, and many goods and services remain difficult to find on a regular basis.

How to Make Friends with Local People When Traveling
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Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2021 05:00:00 GMT

On Fantasy and the Poetry of the Past: An Interview with Sofia Samatar
Born in a small town in northern Indiana in 1971, Sofia Samatar is the author of the forthcoming memoir The White Mosque (Catapult Books, 2022). Her first novel, A Stranger in Olondria, for which she ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2021 07:01:00 GMT

?Language Is a Code?: Ali Feruz on Prison Literature, Exile, and the Power of Journalism
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Publ.Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:01:00 GMT

Five years in, Uzbekistan\'s reform programme is being readied for Stage Two
Uzbekistan is poised to begin Stage Two of ... old Soviet-era curricula and shortages of both textbooks and qualified teachers dampened ambitions and generated persistent inequality.
Publ.Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2021 05:06:00 GMT

Uzbek man held at Delhi airport with Rs 12L worth US dollar in biscuit packets
An Uzbekistan national was nabbed by CISF personnel from the Delhi airport on Tuesday for allegedly trying to smuggle out around Rs 12 lakh worth US dollar by concealing them in biscuit packets ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:25:00 GMT

The USA formed a new Quad Group with Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan: Here\'s what you need to know
Biden Administration announced a diplomatic platform with Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan to enhance regional connectivity with a key focus on Afghanistan. The group will work to expand trade ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:27:00 GMT

Uzbekistan to improve public procurement system
in accordance with the decisions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Cabinet of Ministers, are canceled. In accordance with the regulation: - departmental normative legal acts ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 04 Jul 2021 08:02:00 GMT

US, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan to form quad group to enhance regional connectivity
The US, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed in principle to establish a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform focused on enhancing regional connectivity, the Biden administration has ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 17 Jul 2021 03:43:00 GMT

COVID-19 patient from Uzbekistan captured after escaping from treatment facility
ASAN -- An Uzbek national, infected with the new coronavirus, was captured shortly after he escaped from a residential treatment center in a South Chungcheong Province city earlier this week ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2021 18:06:00 GMT

Russia, Uzbekistan to hold military drills near Afghan border - Ifx
MOSCOW ? Russia and Uzbekistan will hold joint military drills in Uzbekistan near Afghan border from July 30 to Aug. 10, Interfax news agency cited Russia?s armed forces as saying on Tuesday.
Publ.Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2021 22:49:00 GMT

Dilip Kumar passes away: Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor pay an emotional tribute to the legend
You can change your city from here. Bollywood lost one of its most legendary actors today as Dilip Kumar breathed his last at a hospital in Mumbai. The celebrated actor passed away after a long ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2021 22:49:00 GMT

Afghanistan recalls Pakistan envoy over \'security threats\'
Afghanistan's President Ghani has recently met Pakistani Prime Minister Khan in Uzbekistan Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has instructed the withdrawal of Najib Alikhil from Islamabad along with ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 18 Jul 2021 11:31:00 GMT