Afghanistan
UN sounds alarm on shortage of Afghan humanitarian aid (VOA)
State Department officials told House investigators they created Afghanistan withdrawal plans from scratch (CNN)
‘I wanted to end my life’: bookseller of Kabul rebuilds destroyed business (The Guardian)
10 years after her killing, Anja Niedringhaus’ photos speak for her (AP)
Pakistan
Pakistan’s PTI slams poll body after Senate election delayed in a province (Al Jazeera)
Pakistani judges say intelligence agency threatened them over Imran Khan (The Guardian)
Pakistan’s democracy, its military, and America (Brookings Institution – opinion)
India
India Isn’t Expected to Stop Russian Oil Imports, US Official Says (Bloomberg)
US to say Indian refineries help make Russia oil price cap work (Reuters)
US-India Defense Ties Marching Ahead Fast (The Diplomat)
Indian company sold contaminated shrimp to U.S. grocery stores, ‘whistleblower’ says (NBC News)
India’s Unusual Jobs Math: More Education Equals a Higher Chance of Unemployment (Wall Street Journal)
Modi could sweep away Congress in Indian election, says survey (Reuters)
Rahul Gandhi files nomination for India election from Kerala seat (Al Jazeera)
Online hate sows Muslim fears as India votes (Agence France-Presse)
Muslims in India’s most populous state protest ban on madrasas (VOA)
A fire in a tailoring shop in India kills 7, including children (AP)
Four killed in chemical factory blast in India (Reuters)
India’s Early Rate-Cut Hopes Dim as Inflation Threat Lingers (Bloomberg)
NSB
Nepal’s traditional healers vow to preserve ‘secret and sacred’ indigenous knowledge even as climate change bites (South China Morning Post)
Sri Lanka sees no need for talks with India on island it ceded decades ago (Reuters)
Sri Lanka Hones Its Balancing Act (Foreign Policy)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan: Can a black spot on the Caspian Sea be called an oil spill? (EurasiaNet)
Media Watchdog Calls For Repeal Of Kyrgyz ‘Foreign Representatives’ Law (Radio Free Europe)
Criminal Case Against Kyrgyz News Agency Suspended (Radio Free Europe)
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