In February 1999 , the Uzbek capital of Tashkent experienced a series of explosions in an attempt on President Islam Karimov 's life , who then blamed it on radical Wahhabi Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan militants . According to the militants , their goal was to facilitate an ovethrow of the Uzbek government and President Karimov , after which the establishment of an Islamic State in Uzbekistan would follow
a series of explosions
1999 Tashkent bombings
Batken Conflict