Afghanistan
A gunman kills 6 worshippers inside a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, the Taliban say (AP)
Chilling warning to America: Anti-Taliban resistance leader warns terror attack on US soil is a ‘matter of when, not if’ (Daily Mail)
Nationwide Anti-Polio Campaign Kicks Off In Afghanistan (Radio Free Europe)
The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan (AP)
Meeting the Climate Crisis in Afghanistan (The Diplomat)
Pakistan
IMF approves immediate release of final $1.1 billion tranche of $3 billion bailout to Pakistan (AP)
IMF’s $1.1 bln tranche to help Pakistan’s economic stability, says PM Sharif (Reuters)
Pakistan Holds Key Rate at Record High Ahead of IMF Visit (Bloomberg)
Officials: Senior Pakistani judge freed from militant captivity ‘unconditionally’ (VOA)
India
India’s Spy Chief Cleared Plot to Kill Sikh Activist, Post Says (Bloomberg)
Reported Indian role in assassination plots a ‘serious matter’, White House says (Reuters)
India Rejects Sikh Plot Report, Slams Canada Over Separatists (Bloomberg)
India protests over Sikh separatist slogans at Toronto event (Reuters)
Indian lawmaker allied with Modi’s BJP faces sexual harassment probe (Reuters)
India politician seeking reelection accused of making 3,000 sexual assault videos, using them for blackmail (CBS News)
NSB
Bangladesh shuts schools again with no let-up in heatwave (Reuters)
‘Husband eaters’: the double loss of Bangladesh’s ostracised tiger widows (The Guardian)
BNP Boycotts Elections in Bangladesh Again (The Diplomat)
Maldives expected to accelerate shift from India to China following parliamentary polls (VOA)
Maldivian President Mohammad Muizzu Consolidates Control (The Diplomat)
Will the Uma Oya Multipurpose Project Impress Sri Lankan Voters? (The Diplomat)
Central Asia
Booming Trade, ‘Expansion’ Rumors On Kazakhstan’s Chinese Border (Radio Free Europe)
Tens Of Thousands In Kazakhstan Return Home As Flooding Recedes (Radio Free Europe)
Sino-Kyrgyz Relations: A (Very) One-sided Relationship (The Diplomat)
Tajikistan summons Russian ambassador over Moscow’s treatment of Tajiks (Reuters)
Secretive Uzbek Network Scrambles To Cover Online Tracks After RFE/RL Exposé (Radio Free Europe)
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