Interior Minister Zokir Almatov , a member of the Samarkand clan , resigned in late 2005 saying his health prohibited him from continuing to serve . President Islam Karimov appointed the deputy director of the National Security Service , a member of the Tashkent clan , as his replacement . Analysts had previously suggested that the Interior Ministry , under Almatov 's leadership , had organized the 1999 Tashkent bombings . Others have suggested the bombings were done by the SNB under the leadership of Rustam Inoyatov , who at the time led the Tashkent clan . Analysts suggested a series of bombings in 2004 in Tashkent and Bukhara may have been done by the SNB against the Interior Ministry
1999 Tashkent bombings
1999 Tashkent bombings
Tashkent clan