Afghanistan
Taliban Minister Boasts Afghan Anti-Polio Gains While Addressing Global Health Huddle (VOA)
Afghan women detained over improper hijab: Taliban official (Agence France-Presse)
Taliban arresting women protesting education ban under pretext of ‘bad hijab’ law, say Afghan activists (The Independent)
Senate border talks broaden to include Afghan evacuees, migrant work permits and high-skilled visas (CBS News)
Air Arabia resumes flights to Afghanistan after halting them 2 years ago as Taliban captured Kabul (AP)
Minister: Officials speak regularly but UK `some way off´ recognising Taliban (Daily Mail)
Pakistan
Pakistan election candidate shot dead while campaigning (Reuters)
Pakistan in fight over election delay with less than a month to go (Nikkei Asia)
India
India Officials Concerned After 28 Students Deported From US (VOA)
U.K. to deploy warships, aircraft carrier in training with India (Reuters)
India pledges ‘appropriate action’ after completing cough syrup bribe probe (Reuters)
India’s Opposition Party Declines to Attend Ram Temple Opening (Bloomberg)
Indian Army chief says 416 Myanmar soldiers crossed into India in 2 months (Reuters)
NSB
Bangladesh’s Flawed Election Increases Polarization, Risk of Violence (The Diplomat)
Bangladesh Votes for Continuity. It Needs Change (Bloomberg – opinion)
Bhutan Opposition Party Wins Elections Amid Economic Threats to ‘Gross National Happiness’ (Time)
Tshering Tobgay set to return as Bhutan PM after liberal PDP wins elections (Al Jazeera)
Bhutan’s Elections Are a Bright Spot in South Asia (Foreign Policy)
Maldives upgrades ties with China amid pivot from India (Reuters)
Maldives’ president meets Xi, woos Chinese tourists amid India spat (Nikkei Asia)
China’s Xi Says Supports Maldives In Protecting ‘Sovereignty’: State Media (Agence France-Presse)
Nepal’s spiritual leader known as ‘Buddha Boy’ arrested on charges of rape and kidnapping (AP)
Nepal police arrest ‘Buddha boy’ over allegations of rape, sexual abuse (Reuters)
Central Asia
Iran attack signals growing Central Asian role in ISKP’s external ops (EurasiaNet)
Kyrgyz Border-Deal Activists’ Trial Postponed After Defendant Hospitalized (Radio Free Europe)
Tajikistan looks to China, Russia for internet services and security (EurasiaNet)
Transport Route Linking China’s Shenzhen With Uzbek Capital Launched (Radio Free Europe)
Indo-Pacific
Chinese PLA-linked vessels map the Indian Ocean for submarine warfare (Washington Post)
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