Afghanistan
The Taliban publish vice laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public (AP)
Taliban enact law that silences Afghan women in public, and curbs their freedom (VOA)
UAE accepts Taliban diplomat as Afghan ambassador (Reuters)
Biden’s embarrassed silence on Afghanistan (Washington Post – opinion)
Pakistan
Gunmen ambush and kill 11 police officers in eastern Pakistan, officials say (AP)
Robbers kill eleven police in southern Pakistan, say police (Reuters)
Pakistan’s top court withdraws part of ruling about Ahmadis’ rights after Islamists vowed protests (AP)
Pakistan top court amends religious freedom ruling after protests (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistani YouTuber returns after alleged abduction, draws attention to enforced disappearances (VOA)
Pakistan’s Internet ‘Firewall’ Aimed At Crushing Dissent Upends Livelihoods (Radio Free Europe)
India
Ukraine Cites Modi Visit as the Fruit of an Emerging Diplomatic Push (New York Times)
Indian Prime Minister Modi arrives in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy (AP)
Indian PM Modi arrives in Kyiv for talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskiy (Reuters)
As Modi visits Poland, PM Tusk eyes stronger defence industry ties with India (Reuters)
Is India a Safe Place for Women? Another Brutal Killing Raises the Question. (New York Times)
Indian doctors resume work but protests over medic’s rape, murder continue (Al Jazeera)
Floods, landslides in India’s Tripura displace tens of thousands (Reuters)
NSB
Bangladesh Ex-PM Hasina has diplomatic passport revoked after fleeing to India (Agence France-Presse)
Bangladesh court sends 2 journalists to police custody for questioning as chaos continues (AP)
UN team in Bangladesh to discuss modalities of human rights probe (Reuters)
Bangladesh’s second independence: A step forward for democracy (The Hill – opinion)
In a Likely Overture to China, Nepal Lifts Ban on TikTok (New York Times)
14 killed, 16 injured and more missing after a bus with Indian pilgrims drives off a Nepal highway (AP)
In Nepal, the US and India Come Together to Counter China (The Diplomat)
Sri Lanka Threats On Basic Freedoms ‘Concerning’: UN (Agence France-Presse)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan Summons Belarusian Ambassador After Lukashenka Interview (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakh Prosecutors Seek Additional Prison Term For Ex-Wife Of Nazarbaev’s Nephew (Radio Free Europe)
A ‘Coordinated Silence’ in Central Asia Amid Ukraine’s Kursk Incursion (The Diplomat)
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