Afghanistan
World Bank approves shift to channel IDA funds to Afghanistan humanitarian aid (Reuters)
Azerbaijani Envoy Hands Letter To Taliban On Opening Embassy In Kabul (Radio Free Europe)
Under Sanctions, Taliban Pay Debts, Seek More Electricity From Neighbors (VOA)
Zalmay Khalilzad’s Testimony: Unraveling the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan (BNN)
80,000 Afghan Refugees Earned Their New Home (Bloomberg – opinion)
Pakistan
US concerned about reports of intimidation, voter suppression in Pakistan election, White House says (Reuters)
Pakistan’s Voters Defy Military, Reviving a Nation’s Democratic Hopes (Wall Street Journal)
Imran Khan’s Party to Protest Pakistan Election, Names PM Choice (Bloomberg)
Ex-Pakistan premier Imran Khan nominates Omar Ayub as PM candidate: aide (Reuters)
Pioneering Human Rights Lawyer Hina Jilani Warns of Pakistan’s Unstable Future (Time)
India
India’s Supreme Court Strikes Down a Fund-Raising Edge for Modi (New York Times)
India’s top court bans anonymous election donations in blow to ruling party (Washington Post)
India Opposition Says It’s Targeted by Tax Agency Before Polls (Bloomberg)
India’s Congress party says $25 million frozen by tax department (Reuters)
Indian farmers strike to demand guaranteed crop prices as others attempt to march to New Delhi (AP)
Indian farmers to postpone protest march to Delhi as talks with govt continue (Reuters)
India’s Modi commits to ‘expanding’ Qatar ties (Agence France-Presse)
Two dead, scores injured after police open fire in India’s Manipur state (Reuters)
India can become major global hub for renewable energy, envoy says (Nikkei Asia)
NSB
Bangladesh Nobel Winner Yunus Says His Firms ‘Forcefully’ Taken Over (Agence France-Presse)
Sri Lanka’s inflation expected to hit 5% in medium term, report says (Reuters)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan hopes for new surges in grain exports to China (EurasiaNet)
Kazakhstan: Methane mega-leak went on for months (BBC)
Closing The Kloop: Kyrgyzstan’s Media Crackdown Becomes Farcical As Leading Journalism Foundation Shuttered (Radio Free Europe)
Well-Known Kazakh-Based Karakalpak Activist Detained On Uzbek Request, Partner Says (Radio Free Europe)
Uzbekistan: Karakalpak activist detained in Almaty (EurasiaNet)
Russia Summons Uzbek Ambassador Over University Rector’s Comments (Radio Free Europe)
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