• Afghanistan
  • Taliban’s treatment of women under scrutiny at UN rights meeting (Reuters)
  • New film captures Afghan women’s courage in failed peace talks with Taliban (Reuters)
  • Butcher’ Ex-warlord Hekmatyar Rankles Taliban Rulers (Agence France-Presse)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan’s Sharif Tells IMF Head He’ll Stick to Fiscal Restraint (Bloomberg)
  • Pakistan PM discusses new loan programme with IMF chief, says statement (Reuters)
  • A kidnapped Pakistani judge has been freed in a late-night operation, police say (AP)
  • Abducted Senior Judge Released In Northwestern Pakistan (Radio Free Europe)
  • Hostage video shows Pakistani judge pleading for his release (VOA)
  • Millions of Afghans made Pakistan home to escape war. Now many are hiding to escape deportation (AP)
  • Red Cross official seeks staggered return of Afghans from Pakistan (VOA)
  • Demonstrators in Pakistan disrupt German ambassador’s speech (VOA)
  • A Hindu festival in southwestern Pakistan brings a mountainous region to life (AP)
• India
  • An assassination plot on American soil reveals a darker side of Modi’s India (Washington Post)
  • Modi Vows to Replace Religion-Based Laws If He Returns to Office (Bloomberg)
  • ‘Invisible in our own country’: Being Muslim in Modi’s India (BBC)
  • India set to sign trade deal with Oman to expand its Middle East ties (Reuters)
  • US food regulator gathering information on Indian spices after alleged contamination (Reuters)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh reopens schools amid scorching heatwave (Reuters)
  • Bangladesh reopens schools even as heatwave alert extended by three days (Al Jazeera)
  • Nepal hosts an investment summit in hopes of attracting foreign money for hydropower projects (AP)
  • The inexplicable rise of kidney disease in Sri Lanka’s farming communities (Al Jazeera)
• Central Asia
  • David Cameron’s Very Central Asian Week: More Than Just A Jaunt? (Radio Free Europe)
  • Tensions High In Kazakh Village After Alleged Rape Of Teenage Girl (Radio Free Europe)
  • Tajikistan Advises Citizens To Avoid Traveling To Russia (Radio Free Europe)
  • The giant sheep helping Tajikistan weather climate change (Agence France-Presse)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

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