• Afghanistan
  • Afghan missions vow to provide consular services despite Taliban disavowal (VOA)
  • The Taliban Fighter Who Taught Me Why the U.S. Lost the Afghan War (Wall Street Journal – opinion)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan’s jailed ex-PM Imran Khan says would be ‘foolish’ not to have good army ties (Reuters)
  • Political instability persists as former Pakistani PM Khan marks prison anniversary (VOA)
  • Even after a year in jail, Imran Khan still dominates Pakistan’s politics (BBC)
  • Pakistan’s Imran Khan completes year in prison: 5 things to know (Nikkei Asia)
  • Protesters in Pakistan-held Kashmir mark 5th anniversary of India stripping region of semi-autonomy (AP)
• India
  • Mystery surrounds US woman found starving and chained to tree in India (BBC)
  • Indian police launch murder investigation after a US woman was found screaming and chained to a tree in the middle of a forest (Business Insider)
  • How missed warnings, ‘over-tourism’ aggravated deadly India landslides (Reuters)
• NSB
  • Roaring Back After Crackdown, Bangladesh Protesters Demand Leader’s Ouster (New York Times)
  • At Least 70 Dead as Bangladesh Protests Grow; Curfew Is Reinstated (New York Times)
  • Dozens killed as anti-government protests resume in Bangladesh (Washington Post)
  • Dozens Killed in Protests Against Bangladesh’s Prime Minister (Wall Street Journal)
  • Bangladesh Protesters March to Dhaka, Defying PM Hasina (Bloomberg)
  • Bangladesh Orders Mobile Internet Shutdown to Quell Protests (Bloomberg)
  • Thousands storm Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina’s official residence (AP)
  • Bangladesh protesters call for PM Hasina’s resignation as death toll rises to 91 (Reuters)
  • Bangladesh Students Step Up Protests To Press PM’s Resignation (Agence France-Presse)
  • Students renew Bangladesh protests, call for PM Hasina’s resignation (Al Jazeera)
  • Maldives pushes to mend relations with India, eyeing tourism and aid (Nikkei Asia)
• Central Asia
  • Kazakh Court Sentences Journalist To 7 Years In Prison (Radio Free Europe)
  • In Tajikistan, Clerics And Government Officials Are Deciding What Women Should Wear (Radio Free Europe)
  • Turkmen authorities scrambling to control scheme that gives citizens open access to the Internet (EurasiaNet)
  • Uzbekistan wind farms planned by Japan’s Toyota Tsusho, Sojitz (Nikkei Asia)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS