Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online visits Brand 910, a restaurant popular with karaoke-loving State Security Service officers in Tashkent.
At the end of a hard day pouring over surveillance of the border with Afghanistan (IO, 09/05/22) or investigating recently sacked senior public servants (IO, 23/01/23), top officials from Uzbekistan's State Security Service (SGB) like to unwind over dinner at Brand 910, a restaurant that's just a short walk away from their headquarters in Tashkent.
