• Afghanistan
  • The UAE accepts credentials of Taliban ambassador in major diplomatic coup for Afghanistan’s rulers (AP)
  • The Taliban says it wants people to visit Afghanistan. Here’s what it’s like (CNN)
  • 3 Years on: The Cost of Taliban Rule (The Diplomat)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan Arrests Man Over Disinformation That Helped Spur U.K. Riots (New York Times)
  • Police arrest man in Pakistan accused of fueling riots in Britain (Washington Post)
  • Pakistan authorities charge man with cyber terrorism over misinformation that sparked riots in UK (AP)
  • Pakistan is making good progress with IMF, finance minister says (Reuters)
  • Pakistan to Unveil New Design for Currency Notes Next Year (Bloomberg)
  • Bus of Pilgrims From Pakistan Crashes in Iran, Killing at Least 28 (New York Times)
  • Gunmen open fire on a school van in Pakistan’s Punjab province, killing 2 children (AP)
  • A faulty undersea internet cable caused recent internet disruptions in Pakistan, official says (AP)
• India
  • India’s Modi visits Poland for top-level security and trade talks en route to war-torn Ukraine (AP)
  • India walks a diplomatic tightrope, making friends with Ukraine while ally Russia watches on (CNBC)
  • Explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical plant in India kill at least 15 workers, wound 40 (AP)
  • Death toll in India’s Andhra Pradesh pharma factory blast rises to 17 (Reuters)
  • India to begin delayed census in Sept as Modi looks to plug data gaps, sources say (Reuters)
  • Japan calls for ‘integrated joint exercise’ with India (Nikkei Asia)
  • Report: Nicaragua, China, India among 55 countries that restrict freedom of movement (VOA)
• NSB
  • Russia leverages ouster of Bangladesh PM to baselessly accuse US of fomenting coup (VOA)
  • 5 journalists killed, dozens injured covering Bangladesh protests (VOA)
  • Rights group reveals shocking death toll from Bangladesh protests (The Independent)
  • Bangladesh’s Gen Z ‘revolution’ shouldn’t come through religious violence (The Hill – opinion)
  • Sri Lanka Court Convicts President Over Vote Delay (Agence France-Presse)
  • Sri Lanka approves free tourist visas for 35 countries to boost tourism (Reuters)
• Central Asia
  • Kyrgyz Activist Loses Appeal Against Prison Term Handed Down Over Facebook Post (Radio Free Europe)
  • Kyrgyz Banks Suspend Transactions To Major Russian Banks (Radio Free Europe)
  • Uzbekistan Forges Ahead, Deepening Relations With Taliban-ruled Afghanistan (The Diplomat)
• Indo-Pacific
  • Floods maroon many people in Bangladesh and India and cause at least 15 deaths (AP)
• Twitter
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SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS