Afghanistan
Tenuous Taliban control gives life to al-Qaida, Islamic State (VOA)
UK should restore diplomatic presence to help Afghan women, says aid chief (The Guardian)
Pakistan
Pakistan says 1.45 million Afghans can stay for another year following UN refugee chief’s visit (AP)
Pakistan extends Afghan refugee registration cards for one year (Reuters)
Pakistan allows lawful Afghan refugees to stay for another year (VOA)
Pakistan says registered Afghan refugees can stay for one more year (Al Jazeera)
UN Refugee Chief Welcomes Pakistan Suspending Expulsions Of Undocumented Afghans (Radio Free Europe)
Outrage follows as Pakistan allows spy agency to tape citizens’ calls (VOA)
Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents (AP)
India
Modi’s Embrace of Putin Irks Biden Team Pushing Support for Kyiv (Bloomberg)
No disagreements between Putin and Modi at Moscow meeting, India and Russia say (Reuters)
In Moscow, Modi Treads Fine Line Between Russia And The West (Radio Free Europe)
Modi engages Austrian leader on Ukraine conflict, offers support for peace (VOA)
China says India has no right to develop contested border region (Reuters)
India Can Boost Growth by 0.5 Points by Adding Factory Jobs, IMF Says (Bloomberg)
India’s top court says Muslim women entitled to alimony under secular law (The Independent)
The Modi-Putin Summit Wasn’t All Bad News for Washington (Foreign Policy – opinion)
Modi’s Visit Reaffirms the West’s Failure to Isolate Putin (The Diplomat – opinion)
NSB
Anger over jobs reserved for war heroes’ children (BBC)
Bangladeshi University Students Protest Quota System Reforms (The Diplomat)
Bhutan: Urgently Reform Justice System, Prison Conditions (Human Rights Watch)
Nepal: Same-sex couples face hurdles on road to recognition (Deutsche Welle)
A railway union strike in Sri Lanka leaves tens of thousands of commuters stranded (AP)
Central Asia
How Kazakhstan’s SCO Chairmanship Has Navigated East-West Tensions (The Diplomat)
Kyrgyz Opposition Politician Loses Appeal Against His Conviction (Radio Free Europe)
China constructing secret military base in Tajikistan to crush threat from Taliban (The Telegraph)
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