Central Asia
The Kazakhstan Tourism Organisation and Germany's Deutscher Reiseverband (DRV) have agreed to hold the DRV Destination Forum in Astana in August 2026. This event aims to promote Kazakhstan's tourism potential to European travel companies and operators. It highlights the country's diverse attractions and efforts to boost international visitor numbers.
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A suicide bombing at a restaurant in Kabul marks the latest sign of how Chinese citizens can become caught up in the region’s instability. On the same day, the Chinese embassy in Tajikistan issued a travel warning, urging its citizens and companies to boost security and evacuate from the border region as soon as possible, after four gunmen were killed trying to cross from Afghanistan.