• Afghanistan
  • ‘They can stone us and flog us – I will keep using makeup’: why women risk everything in Afghanistan’s secret salons (The Guardian)
  • A New Dawn for Afghanistan’s Mes Aynak Copper Mine? (The Diplomat)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan condemns killing of Hamas chief as ‘reckless act’ (Agence France-Presse)
  • Amnesty, Malala Slam Crackdown In Pakistan’s Balochistan Province (Radio Free Europe)
  • With Latest Crackdown on Protesters, Pakistan Continues to Make Its Balochistan Problem Worse (The Diplomat)
  • Pakistan: Respect Rights in Response to Balochistan March (Human Rights Watch)
  • Pakistan’s cultural capital sees record rainfall, flooding streets and affecting life (AP)
• India
  • What to Know About the Deadly Landslides in Southern India (New York Times)
  • Deadly Flood Exposes India’s Weak Project Planning, Experts Say (Bloomberg)
  • Hopes of finding more survivors in the mud and debris wane after landslides in India kill 194 (AP)
  • Rain in Delhi, northern India kills 11, hundreds missing (Reuters)
  • India summons Sri Lanka envoy to protest over ship collision that killed one (Reuters)
  • China, India to speed up border talks, says Chinese foreign ministry (Reuters)
  • India-China Military Tensions Persist Even as Their Trade Surges (VOA)
  • Vietnamese Prime Minister Arrives in India For Three-day Visit (The Diplomat)
  • ‘New wave’: Why suspected rebel attacks are rising in Kashmir’s Jammu area (Al Jazeera)
  • India relied on coal and gas power to cope with heatwave (Reuters – opinion)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh police lob stun grenades to disperse march (Reuters)
  • Fresh violence in Bangladesh student protests (BBC)
  • Police clash footage shocks Bangladesh as internet returns (Agence France-Presse)
  • Bangladesh Police Release Student Leaders After Unrest (Agence France-Presse)
  • EU delays talks with Bangladesh on new pact after criticism of Dhaka’s response to protests (Reuters)
  • Bangladesh’s Shaky Political Future (Wall Street Journal – opinion)
  • Bangladeshi Protesters in Maldives Face Arrest, Deportation (Human Rights Watch)
• Central Asia
  • Japan builds ties in Russia’s backyard with Central Asia summit (Nikkei Asia)
  • Kazakhstan: Obscenity trial results in 10-day sentence for comedian (EurasiaNet)
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