Afghanistan
Afghan Women Accuse Taliban Of Torture, Extortion Amid Dress Code Crackdown (Radio Free Europe)
Lack of snow sparks worry for drought-hit Afghanistan (Agence France-Presse)
Millions Of Afghans Go Hungry As Winter Cold Bites (Agence France-Presse)
It’s Time to Confront the Taliban’s Corruption (The Diplomat)
Pakistan
Deadly Iranian Strikes in Iraq and Pakistan Inflame Regional Tensions (New York Times)
Iran Strikes Jihadist Group in Pakistan as Middle East Conflicts Spread (Wall Street Journal)
Pakistan Condemns Iran Over Deadly Strike Inside Its Territory (Bloomberg)
Pakistan condemns an attack by Iran, and says it killed 2 children and wounded 3 people (AP)
Pakistan says Iran violated airspace, killing two children (Reuters)
After Failed Talks, Busiest Border Crossing Between Afghanistan And Pakistan Remains Shut (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan indicted on charge of violating Islamic marriage law (AP)
A former ambassador argues that Pakistan needs a new political compact (The Economist – opinion)
India
Russian Crude Faces Delivery Hurdles in India as Sanctions Bite (Bloomberg)
India to keep diversifying oil supply, accelerate energy transition -Oil Minister (Reuters)
Modi’s promised Ram temple is set to open and resonate with Hindus ahead of India’s election (AP)
India’s top court halts plans for survey of centuries-old mosque (Reuters)
India’s Growth Has Chinese Characteristics (Bloomberg – opinion)
NSB
Maldives Signals Tilt Toward China (The Diplomat)
Sri Lanka’s Colombo port sees jump in traffic amid Red Sea tensions (Reuters)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan Declares State Of Emergency In East Over Heavy Snowfall (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakhstan: Ex-president’s nephew, former top security official, to go on trial (EurasiaNet)
Kyrgyzstan Authorities Raid News Outlets, Detain 11 Reporters (VOA)
More Journalists Detained For Questioning Amid Kyrgyz Crackdown (Radio Free Europe)
Tajikistan: As expat worker life gets harder, Russian citizenship tempts (EurasiaNet)
Turkmenistan: On the move (EurasiaNet)
Engage Central Asia and keep it from falling back into Russia’s orbit (The Hill – opinion)
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