Afghanistan
Rescue Team Finds Survivors of Jet Crash in Afghanistan (Bloomberg)
4 rescued and 2 dead in crash of private Russian jet in Afghanistan, the Taliban say (AP)
Taliban enforcing restrictions on single and unaccompanied Afghan women, says UN report (AP)
Human Rights Advocates Worried Over Treatment Of Afghan Women Detained By Taliban (Radio Free Europe)
Va. lawmakers rebuke State Dept. for not paying group that helped Afghans (Washington Post)
Pakistan
In No Position to Fight a War, Pakistan Seeks an Off-Ramp With Iran (New York Times)
Pakistan tells Iran it wants to build trust after missile strikes (Reuters)
Iran’s foreign minister to visit Pakistan next week, Islamabad says (Reuters)
Pakistan, Iran Agree to De-escalate After Trading Airstrikes (VOA)
Amid Rising Tensions With Iran, Pakistani Police Say Member Of Iranian-Backed Militant Group Arrested In Karachi (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan Schools, Universities in Capital Close on Attack Threat (Bloomberg)
Pakistan’s economy cannot afford another election delay, warns Zardari (Financial Times)
Pakistani security forces kill 7 militants during a raid near the border with Afghanistan (AP)
India
Modi Opens a Giant Temple, a Triumph Toward a Hindu-First India (New York Times)
Why India’s New Ram Temple Is So Important (New York Times)
Modi’s consecration of controversial Hindu temple caps years-long campaign (Washington Post)
Will Modi’s New Temple Unite Hindus but Divide India? (Wall Street Journal)
‘Might get worse’: As Modi unveils Ram temple, Indian Muslims fear future (Al Jazeera)
Switzerland and India Reach Deal on Free Trade Agreement (Bloomberg)
How a Judge in India Prevented Americans From Seeing a Blockbuster Report (Politico)
NSB
IMF Says Sri Lanka Made Good Progress on Debt Sustainability (Bloomberg)
Crisis-ridden Sri Lanka’s economic reforms are yielding results, but challenges remain, IMF says (AP)
Sri Lanka has arrested tens of thousands in drug raids criticized by UN human rights body (AP)
Central Asia
Kazakh Lawmakers Approve Presidential Initiative To Send Peacekeeping Troops To Middle East, Africa (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakhstan: Farmers looking to break China’s import inhibitions (EurasiaNet)
Kyrgyzstan’s Vibrant Media Space In Peril After Journalists Raided, Jailed (Radio Free Europe)
Creeping Death: Uzbek Capital’s Extremely Poor Air Quality Worries Residents (Radio Free Europe)
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