Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban Host Multilateral Huddle To Promote Regional Cooperation (VOA)
An honourable end for the Afghan special forces let down by Britain (The Independent – opinion)
Pakistan
Ex-Pakistani leader Imran Khan gets 10-year prison sentence before elections (Washington Post)
Imran Khan Gets 10 Years Jail Under Pakistan’s Secrets Act (Bloomberg)
Pakistan court jails ex-PM Imran Khan for 10 years ahead of elections (Reuters)
Pakistan, Iran Agree to Broaden Anti-Terror Cooperation After Missile Strikes (VOA)
Pakistan and Iran patch up ties but militants poised to play spoilers (Nikkei Asia)
Officials say 1 policeman, 6 insurgents killed as rebels launch rocket attacks in southwest Pakistan (AP)
Pakistan Keeps Rates Unchanged Amid Elevated Inflation (Bloomberg)
The Centrality of Security in the Pakistan-US Relationship (The Diplomat)
India
India’s navy rescues second Iranian-flagged fishing boat hijacked by Somali pirates (AP)
Indian Ocean Naval Forces Rescue Two Boats From Somali Pirates (Agence France-Presse)
Indian opposition’s challenge to Modi falters (Reuters)
India-Myanmar: Why Delhi wants to fence the ‘troubled’ border (BBC)
Hindu nationalism overtakes India’s patriotic holiday (Washington Post – opinion)
NSB
Bangladesh reports first death from Nipah virus this year (Reuters)
Bhutan: New Government Should Release Political Prisoners (Human Rights Watch)
Apprehensions in India as Chinese Survey Ship Heads to Maldives (VOA)
Central Asia
Corruption Watchdog Warns Of ‘Troubling Picture’ In Central Asia (Radio Free Europe)
China shaping Central Asia into auto export hub (EurasiaNet)
People smugglers recruiting skippers from central Asia on Turkey to Italy route (The Guardian)
Wanted, Again: Matraimov Once More Sought by Authorities in Kyrgyzstan (The Diplomat)
Tajikistan’s president urges public to stockpile food for two years (again) (EurasiaNet)
Uzbekistan: Court jails pair for propagating gender discrimination (EurasiaNet)
Navigating New Horizons: Uzbekistan’s Role in Global Connectivity (The Diplomat)
Central Asia could help the West break its dependence on China’s critical minerals (The Hill – opinion)
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