• Afghanistan
  • UN Security Council Calls For Afghan Special Envoy (Agence France-Presse)
  • Taliban Balk At UN Security Council Plan For Special Afghan Envoy (Agence France-Presse)
  • The Afghan women’s rights activist who says the world should talk to the Taliban (NBC News)
  • Taliban say security forces killed dozens of Tajiks, Pakistanis involved in attacks in Afghanistan (AP)
  • I teach in secret, defying the Taliban ban and fighting despair (Al Jazeera – opinion)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan human rights body says an upcoming election is unlikely to be free and fair (AP)
  • Pakistan Rights Group Slams Government ‘Manipulation’ Of Electoral Process (Radio Free Europe)
  • Pakistan election body rejects ex-PM Imran Khan’s nomination for 2024 elections (Reuters)
  • Pakistan arrests 21 members of outlawed Pakistani Taliban militant group linked to deadly attacks (AP)
  • Gunmen kill 6 barbers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban near the Afghan border (Reuters)
  • Pakistan Military Reports Killing 5 ‘Terrorists’ Near Afghan Border (VOA)
  • Report: Terrorist Attacks Kill Nearly 1,000 Pakistanis in 2023 (VOA)
• India
  • India Is Chasing China’s Economy. But Something Is Holding It Back. (New York Times)
  • ‘Turbulence’ hits India-US ties after Sikh separatist murder plot (Al Jazeera)
  • India Asks Pakistan to Extradite Suspected Terror Mastermind (VOA)
  • Modi Unveils $1.3 Billion Projects In Disputed Temple City (Bloomberg)
  • Former Modi adviser Panagariya appointed as India’s new finance panel head (Reuters)
  • A rebel group in the Indian state of Assam signs a peace accord with the government (AP)
  • Gunmen open fire on villagers in India’s Manipur, 3 killed (Reuters)
  • Sikh militancy casts a shadow over U.S.-India relations (The Hill – opinion)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh court sentences Nobel laureate Yunus to 6 months in jail. He denies violating labor laws (AP)
  • Bangladesh opposition on the run despite not contesting vote (Reuters)
  • U.N. to boost food ration for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh (Reuters)
  • Sri Lanka’s China ‘debt trap’ fears grow as Beijing keeps investing (Nikkei Asia)
• Central Asia
  • U.S. has golden opportunity to engage Central Asia’s Turkic states: analysts (Nikkei Asia)
  • Kazakhstan removes Taliban from list of banned organizations (EurasiaNet)
  • ‘Private’ Meeting With Putin, Public Appearances Stir Talk Of Nazarbaev Comeback (Radio Free Europe)
  • Perspectives: Central Asian states walking fine line on Russian sanctions (EurasiaNet – opinion)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

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