Afghanistan
Taliban start building road for huge Chinese copper mining project (Reuters)
China Breaks Ground On Massive Afghan Copper Mine After 16 Years Of Delays (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan
Pakistan’s finance minister in Beijing to seek debt relief, say sources (Reuters)
New Extremist Groups -- At Least In Name -- Enter Pakistan’s Militant Scene (Radio Free Europe)
Pashtuns in Pakistan oppose military offensive in borderlands (VOA)
UN-backed independent experts urge Pakistan to end discrimination, violence against minority Ahmadis (AP)
Pakistan under pressure to renegotiate hefty Chinese power deals (Nikkei Asia)
In its battle against PTI, Pakistan’s new government exposes its own weakness (Brookings Institution – opinion)
India
Sen. Marco Rubio introduces legislation to strengthen the nation’s relationship with India (Washington Examiner)
India and China agree to approach border issues with urgency (Reuters)
China, India should work in same direction, relations have an important impact, says Wang (Reuters)
Pakistan using "terrorism, proxy war" to stay relevant, says India PM Modi (Reuters)
India will not sign global tax deal until its concerns are addressed, official says (Reuters)
NSB
Bangladesh protests quelled but anger, discontent remain
Bangladesh PM surveys destruction as unrest recedes (Agence France-Presse)
Bangladesh minister defends gov’t response to protests amid calls for probe (Al Jazeera)
Bangladesh says it forgot to remove UN logos from vehicles as it contained unrest (Reuters)
UN human rights chief calls on Bangladesh to disclose protest crackdown details (Agence France-Presse)
The Overlooked Reason That Planes Crash So Often in Nepal (New York Times)
Relatives of 18 dead in Nepal plane crash demand answers (Reuters)
Nepal family holds out hope for son taken hostage by Hamas (Deutsche Welle)
UN cultural agency decides against placing Lumbini, Buddha’s birthplace in Nepal, on endangered list (AP)
Sri Lanka Set for Elections as IMF Dealmaker Seeks Mandate (Bloomberg)
Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022 (AP)
Sri Lanka to hold presidential election amid critical economic reforms (Reuters)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan: Plan to boost agricultural output overlooks farm workers (EurasiaNet)
Central Asian military spending surges amid border tension, regional conflict fears (VOA)
Understanding how patronage networks function in Central Asia (EurasiaNet – opinion)
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