Afghanistan
US didn’t keep tabs on $293 million in Afghanistan funding, audit finds (Stars and Stripes)
Pakistan
Pakistan arrests Al-Qaeda leader for sabotage plans (Reuters)
Journalist deaths in Pakistan reach 8, trending toward record year (VOA)
‘Widespread Fear’: Spate Of Killings In Pakistan’s Restive Northwest Targets Journalists (Radio Free Europe)
What’s behind Pakistan’s move to ban Imran Khan’s PTI? (Al Jazeera)
India
Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 2 passengers and injuring 20 others (AP)
Two people dead after passenger train derails in northern India (Reuters)
India May Cut Budget Deficit Target Slightly After Revenue Boost (Bloomberg)
India, China’s regulation of crypto "weakly correlated" with participation (Axios)
Modi Put Up Tariff Walls. Now He Must Bring Them Down (Bloomberg – opinion)
NSB
Why Deadly Protests Are Roiling Bangladesh (New York Times)
Bangladesh Internet Goes Dark as Widening Job Protests Kill 25 (Bloomberg)
19 more die in Bangladesh clashes as student protesters try to impose a ‘complete shutdown’ (AP)
Communications widely disrupted in Bangladesh as student protests spike (Reuters)
Bangladesh issues high security alert as deadly protests escalate (BBC)
Bangladesh Capital Bans Rallies After Government Buildings Torched (Agence France-Presse)
As Protests Erupt, a Rocky Start to Sheikh Hasina’s Fourth Consecutive Term (The Diplomat)
Central Asia
Why China Is So Interested in Kazakhstan (New York Times)
Political Standoff Continues In Kazakhstan Over ‘Unaffordable’ Recycling Fees (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakh Journalist On Trial For ‘Extremism’ Hospitalized (Radio Free Europe)
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan taking steps toward fulfilling green energy export vision (EurasiaNet)
In Kyrgyzstan, an ‘unprecedented crackdown’ on free press raises alarm (Al Jazeera)
Tajik Lawyer, Politician Hakimov Detained, Sources Say (Radio Free Europe)
Brides Too Soon: The Rising Trend of Early Marriages in Uzbekistan (The Diplomat)
How The Ukraine War Could Revamp Trade In Eurasia (Radio Free Europe)
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