• Afghanistan
  • US commits to freeing Americans held by Taliban in Afghanistan (VOA)
  • Wife of U.S. Taliban detainee Ryan Corbett pleads for help — and attention — from White House (CBS News)
  • Wife of American wrongfully detained by Taliban airs frustration (Washington Examiner)
  • Islamic State claims responsibility for explosion in the Afghan capital Kabul that killed at least 1 (AP)
  • Blast In Kabul’s Hazara Area Kills At Least 1, Injures 11 (Radio Free Europe)
  • The last commander of the Afghan Army’s plot to defeat the Taliban and his warning to the U.S. after troops withdrew and left a breeding ground for terrorism (Daily Mail)
  • Three Years After Taliban Return, Economic Woes Loom Large (Agence France-Presse)
  • The Biden-Harris failure in Afghanistan is making world a more dangerous place, even at Taylor Swift concerts (New York Post – opinion)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan’s military backs Shehbaz Sharif in push for IMF reforms (Financial Times)
  • Attack on Pakistani army posts leaves 3 soldiers and 4 insurgents dead (AP)
• India
  • India and Maldives look to reset ties after troops expelled (Agence France-Presse)
  • India PM vows support after deadly landslide (Agence France-Presse)
  • India’s volatile Kashmir feels sting of media crackdown (Nikkei Asia)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh Put Its Eggs in One Economic Basket. Now, a Reckoning. (New York Times)
  • Yunus Cleared in Graft Case After Becoming Bangladesh Leader (Bloomberg)
  • Bangladesh Should Hold Elections Soon, Says Key Political Party (Bloomberg)
  • Bangladesh’s chief justice resigns under pressure as Yunus-led interim government starts working (AP)
  • Hundreds protest in Dhaka over violence against Hindus in Bangladesh (Reuters)
  • New Bangladesh Govt Says Working To ‘Resolve’ Attacks On Minorities (Agence France-Presse)
  • Bangladesh’s Hasina did not resign before fleeing, son says (Reuters)
  • Son says Hasina will return to Bangladesh (BBC)
  • After Hasina, Bangladesh needs a foreign policy reset (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
  • Bangladesh Garment Factories to Western Buyers: You Can Rely on Us (Wall Street Journal)
  • More injured Rohingya arriving in Bangladesh as Myanmar war intensifies (Al Jazeera)
  • Maldives Opposition Warns FTA With China Imperils Economic Sovereignty (The Diplomat)
• Central Asia
  • Astana Hosts 6th Consultative Meeting Of Central Asian Leaders (Radio Free Europe)
  • Central Asian leaders sound optimistic note on expanding regional trade at Astana meeting (EurasiaNet)
  • Central Asia leaders call for joint policy on water issues (Agence France-Presse)
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