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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 071806 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CASC PTER ASEC UZ
SUBJECT: TRAVEL WARNING - UZBEKISTAN 
 
¶1.  This Travel Warning is being issued to remind U.S. 
 citizens that the potential for a terrorist attack or 
localized civil disturbance still exists, despite the 
fact that there have been no violent incidents in 
Uzbekistan since May 2005.  The Department of State 
 continues to urge Americans in Uzbekistan to exercise 
 caution when traveling in the region. This supersedes 
 the Travel Warning dated October 25, 2007. 
¶2.  The U.S. Government continues to receive information 
 that indicates terrorist groups may be planning attacks, 
 possibly against U.S. interests, in Uzbekistan. 
 Supporters of terrorist groups such as the Islamic 
 Movement of Uzbekistan, Al-Qaida, the Islamic Jihad 
 Union, and the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement are 
 active in the region. Members of these groups have 
 expressed anti-U.S. sentiments and have attacked U.S 
. Government interests in the past, including the U.S. 
 Embassy in Tashkent, and may attempt to target U.S. 
 Government or private American interests in Uzbekistan. 
 In the past, these groups have conducted kidnappings, 
 assassinations, and suicide bombings, though no 
 instances have been documented in recent years. 
¶3.  High security at official U.S. facilities may lead 
 terrorists and their sympathizers to seek softer 
 targets. These may include facilities where Americans 
 and other foreigners congregate or visit, such as 
 residential areas, clubs, restaurants, places of 
 worship, schools, hotels, outdoor recreation events, and 
 resorts. The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent continues to 
 employ heightened security precautions. U.S. citizens 
 should report any unusual activity to local authorities 
 and then inform the Embassy. 
¶4.  The Uzbek Government maintains travel restrictions on 
 large parts of the Surkhandarya province bordering 
 Afghanistan, including the border city of Termez. 
 American citizens intending to travel to this region 
 must obtain a special permission card from the Ministry 
 of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or 
 Uzbek embassies and consulates abroad. Even with 
 permission, however, some American citizens transiting 
 to Afghanistan via Termez have been briefly detained 
 and/or fined for not registering in Uzbekistan. 
 Furthermore, American citizens affiliated with 
 nongovernmental organizations that have been closed in 
 Uzbekistan may be denied entry, even with a valid visa. 
¶5.  Uzbekistan experienced a wave of terrorist violence 
 in 2004. In July 2004 there were three suicide bombings 
 in Tashkent, including one outside the U.S. Embassy. The 
 Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) claimed responsibility for the 
 attacks. The IJU also used suicide bombers in multiple 
 attacks focused on police and Uzbek private and 
 commercial facilities in Tashkent and Bukhara in late 
 March and early April 2004. In May 2005, armed militants 
 stormed a prison in Andijon, released its prisoners, and 
 then took control of the regional administration and 
 other government buildings in Andijon Province. Fighting 
 broke out between government forces and the militants, 
 and reports indicated that several hundred civilians 
 died in the ensuing violence. While there were no 
 reports of U.S. citizens affected by these events, U.S. 
 citizens and other foreigners in Uzbekistan have 
 experienced harassment from authorities since the 2005 
 violence. 
¶6.  Americans traveling to or remaining in Uzbekistan are 
 strongly urged to register with the U.S. Embassy through 
 the State Department's travel registration website, 
 https://travelregistration.state.gov, and to obtain 
 updated information on travel and security within 
 Uzbekistan. Americans without Internet access may 
 register directly with the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent. 
 The U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan is located at # 3, 
 
STATE 00071806  002 OF 002 
 
 
 Moyqorghon Street, 5th Block, Yunusobod District, 
 Tashkent-700093, Uzbekistan. The telephone number is 
 998-71-120-5450 and can be reached after hours as well. 
 The Consular fax number is 998-71-120-5448. The website 
 is (http://uzbekistan.usembassy.gov ). 
¶7.  As the Department continues to develop information on 
 any potential security threats to U.S. citizens 
 overseas, it shares credible threat information through 
 its consular information documents, including the 
 Country Specific Information for Uzbekistan and the 
 Worldwide Caution, available on the Internet at 
 http://travel.state.gov.  In addition to information on 
 the Internet, travelers may obtain up-to-date 
 information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407 
-4747 toll-free in the U.S. and Canada or, outside the 
 U.S. and Canada, on a regular toll line at 1-202-501 
-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 
 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. 
 federal holidays). 
 
¶8.  Minimize considered. 
RICE