Afghanistan
Three years after Kabul’s fall, veterans still helping allies left behind (Washington Post)
US still hunts attackers who killed Americans during Afghan exit (Bloomberg)
3 Years Later, Afghans Still Reeling From Impact Of Devastating Kabul Airport Attack (Radio Free Europe)
Taliban vice and virtue laws provide ‘distressing vision’ for Afghanistan, warns UN envoy (AP)
Afghanistan’s future uncertain three years after Taliban takeover (The Hill – opinion)
U.N. must focus on improving lives of suffering Afghans (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
Pakistan
Power production contracts with Chinese companies need review, Pakistani minister says (VOA)
Spate of timed militant attacks in Pakistan’s largest province kills 33 (Reuters)
3 Killed, Including 2 Children, 18 Wounded In Bomb Blast In Pakistan’s Southwest (Radio Free Europe)
Dozens Are Killed in Two Unrelated Bus Crashes in Pakistan (New York Times)
Mourners in southern Pakistan attend funerals for 28 Shiite pilgrims killed in a bus crash in Iran (AP)
India
Indian Leader Visits Kyiv as Ukraine Pushes Diplomacy (New York Times)
India’s Narendra Modi Seeks to Repair Ukraine Ties With a Visit (Wall Street Journal)
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says he would support India hosting second summit on peace (Reuters)
India approves assured pension scheme for federal government employees (Reuters)
NSB
Deadly Floods Strike Troubled Bangladesh (New York Times)
Twenty dead, 5.2 mln affected in Bangladesh floods (Reuters)
Floods ease in Bangladesh but 300,000 still in shelters (Agence France-Presse)
Bangladesh Starts Economic Clean-Up After Hasina’s Exit (Bloomberg)
Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar (AP)
An Old Bangladeshi Reflex Threatens Its Revolution (New York Times – opinion)
Nepal Asks China to Wipe Away a Loan It Can’t Afford to Pay Back (New York Times)
Busload of Indian Tourists in Nepal Plunges Into River, Killing at Least 27 (New York Times)
Sri Lanka Marxists Eye Selective Foreign Capital If Win Presidency (Agence France-Presse)
Central Asia
Human Rights Foundation Submits Case Of Imprisoned Kazakh Activist To UN Special Procedures (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakhstan to Lukashenko: mind your own business (EurasiaNet)
Relatives Fear Discussing Ethnic Kazakh Intelligentsia Behind Bars In China’s Xinjiang (Radio Free Europe)
Persecution, Jail, Torture, Death: The Price You Pay For Being An Independent Journalist In Turkmenistan (Radio Free Europe)
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