• Afghanistan
  • The Taliban release an 84-year-old Austrian man who was detained in Afghanistan last year (AP)
  • Austrian extremist released after months held in Afghanistan (Agence France-Presse)
  • Afghan Girls Banned From Contacting Media In Eastern Province (Radio Free Europe)
  • Families Demand Release Of 39 Afghans Detained In Turkey (Radio Free Europe)
• Pakistan
  • Former Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif’s daughter and close aide takes over top provincial post (AP)
  • Pakistani ex-Prime Minister Khan wants the IMF to link talks to an independent audit of the election (AP)
  • Pakistan’s election chaos casts shadow on next IMF deal (Al Jazeera)
  • Pakistani Police Detain Dozens At Postelection Protest In Karachi (Radio Free Europe)
  • X Remains Restricted in Pakistan a Week After Suspension (VOA)
  • Pakistan Supreme Court Defends Ruling On Minorities After Backlash (Agence France-Presse)
• India
  • Billionaire Press Barons Are Squeezing Media Freedom in India (Bloomberg)
  • Anti-Muslim hate speech soars in India, research group says (Reuters)
  • India’s Assam scraps colonial-era Muslim marriage law (Reuters)
  • 23 Hindu devotees die in northern India after a farm tractor overturns and falls into a pond (AP)
  • After Initial Setback, India’s Opposition Alliance Starts Taking Shape (The Diplomat)
  • India’s plan to turn isles into own ‘Hong Kong’ riles environmentalists (Nikkei Asia)
  • One dead, one injured in blast in India’s Manipur state (Reuters)
  • India’s ‘No’ at WTO May Just Mean ‘Not Yet’ (Bloomberg – opinion)
  • Indian women are being told nationalism will empower them. It’s a trick (The Guardian – opinion)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh’s Nobel winner Yunus fights for legacy as legal screws tighten (Nikkei Asia)
  • Bangladesh’s critically endangered Asian elephants get court protection (BBC)
  • Senior US official discusses Sri Lanka’s IMF program in Colombo (Reuters)
• Central Asia
  • How Two Years Of War In Ukraine Have Changed Central Asia (Radio Free Europe)
  • Kazakhstan: Arrest of Karakalpak Activist at Uzbekistan’s Behest (Human Rights Watch)
  • Kazakhstan: Fintech in the crosshairs as government looks to boost tax revenue (EurasiaNet)
  • Three Tajik Public Figures Handed Prison Terms Over Book (Radio Free Europe)
  • Demand For Exorcisms On The Rise In Tajikistan And Central Asia, Despite Crackdown, Scandals (Radio Free Europe)
  • Though Fading In Turkmenistan, The Russian Language Is Still In Demand (Radio Free Europe)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

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