• Afghanistan
  • UN-led meeting in Qatar with Afghan Taliban is not a recognition of their government, official says (AP)
  • Envoys voice concern over curbs on Afghan women in talks with Taliban (Reuters)
  • UN talks in Doha end; recognition remains distant dream for Taliban (VOA)
  • Taliban Told To ‘Include Women’ In Public Life At UN Talks (Agence Press-Presse)
  • Russian Envoy To UN Hints Moscow Could Drop Sanctions On Taliban (Agence France-Presse)
  • Taliban defy West at U.N. talks while China, Russia eye closer ties (Nikkei Asia)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan will continue attacks on Afghanistan – minister (BBC)
  • UN group demands release of ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan; says his detention violates international law (AP)
  • Detention of Imran Khan violates international law, UN working group says (Reuters)
  • IMF Mission May Visit Pakistan Again for Loan Deal Talks (Bloomberg)
  • 3 civilians killed in a bomb explosion in Pakistan and 2 security personnel die in a rocket attack (AP)
  • Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death for posting hateful content against Muslims (AP)
  • Will Pakistan ever be able to eradicate polio? (Al Jazeera)
• India
  • Modi, Gandhi Face Off in India Parliament Over Religious Tension (Bloomberg)
  • India replaces colonial-era criminal laws to provide ‘justice’ (Reuters)
  • Modi’s Russia Visit Dents West’s Efforts to Cast Putin as Pariah (Bloomberg)
  • Modi’s Crackdown on Foreign Journalists Is a Problem for the West (The Diplomat)
  • What Modi 3.0 Can Expect from Maldives (The Diplomat)
• NSB
  • Nepalese spiritual leader ‘Buddha Boy’ sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual assault on minor (AP)
  • Nepal court sentences ‘Buddha Boy’ to 10 years in jail for sexual abuse (Reuters)
  • Sri Lanka to save $5 billion after bilateral debt rework, president says (Reuters)
  • R. Sampanthan, face of the Tamil minority’s campaign for autonomy after Sri Lanka’s civil war, dies (AP)
  • Sri Lanka’s Defense Cooperation with India: Strengthening Ties or Strategic Dependence? (The Diplomat)
• Central Asia
  • China’s Xi Arrives In Kazakhstan For State Visit, Summit (Agence France-Presse)
  • Kazakh Activist Sadyqov Dies 2 Weeks After Being Shot In Kyiv (Radio Free Europe)
  • Kyrgyz Government Critic Jailed For 3 Years On Insurrection Charge (Radio Free Europe)
  • 5 Tajik Men Deported From Russia Appear In Pretrial Detention In Tajikistan (Radio Free Europe)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

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