Afghanistan
Afghan diplomat shuns Taliban rule by refusing to leave post, calls on West to ‘mobilize’ against abuses (FOX News)
Opposition to the Senate border bill jeopardizes help for Afghans who aided U.S. troops (AP)
Afghanistan clears electricity debts to Tajikistan (EurasiaNet)
Pakistan
Discontent and Defiance on the Road to Pakistan’s Election (New York Times)
Imran Khan’s Absence Fuels Defiance and Despair for Pakistan Voters (Bloomberg)
How Imran Khan is campaigning from jail in Pakistan: AI and covert canvassing (Reuters)
The Military Is Still Pulling the Strings in Pakistan’s Elections (Foreign Policy)
Army looms large as Nawaz Sharif eases towards fourth term in Pakistan (The Guardian)
Economic Pessimism Hits Record in Pakistan Ahead of Election (Bloomberg)
Pakistanis Like Me Are Losing Faith in Democracy (New York Times – opinion)
India
India won’t aid Canada probe on Sikh separatist’s killing till evidence shared - report (Reuters)
Pigeon accused of spying for China freed in India after 8-month detention (Washington Post)
A blaze in a fireworks factory in central India has killed six people and injured scores of others (AP)
In Modi’s constituency Varanasi, India’s next temple-mosque spat explodes (Al Jazeera)
NSB
Bangladesh welcomes Biden letter on support for economic goals (Reuters)
For the first time, Myanmar forces flee into Bangladesh during fighting with an ethnic armed group (AP)
Two killed in Bangladesh as fighting rages on Myanmar border: police (Agence France-Presse)
Bangladesh weans garment industry off subsidies for new-look economy (EurasiaNet)
Chinese vessel in Maldives being used for scientific research -foreign ministry (Reuters)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan’s President to Name Chief of Staff as Prime Minister (Bloomberg)
Kazakhstan’s president dismisses his Cabinet (AP)
Kazakh government quits amid attempt to pass reforms (Deutsche Welle)
HRW Urges Kazakh Authorities To Drop ‘Dubious Fraud Charges’ Against Women’s Rights Activist (Radio Free Europe)
Kyrgyz Activist Extradited From Russia Detained In Disputed Uzbek Border Deal (Radio Free Europe)
Tajikistan: Social norms complicate battle against domestic violence (EurasiaNet)
Uzbekistan: Imprisoned citizen journalist gets early release (EurasiaNet)
Did an arrested Uzbek ‘mafia chieftain’ organise killings of dissidents? (Al Jazeera)
With the US looking elsewhere, Uzbekistan and China quietly cement a regional alliance (The Hill – opinion)
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