London urges citizens not to visit certain areas of Uzbekistan

The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for certain regions of Uzbekistan.

In the new guidance, British citizens are advised not to visit areas within 5 km of the border with Afghanistan, except for the city of Termez, due to potential security issues.

"FCDO advises against all but essential travel to within 5km of the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan border, except for the city of Termez and connecting roads from the North," the statement reads.

The UK Foreign Office noted that one's travel insurance could be invalidated if a tourist travel against FCDO advice, consular support is also severely limited where FCDO advises against travel.

The rest of the territory of Uzbekistan is recognized as safe for British tourists.