• Afghanistan
  • An Afghan woman wanted to be a doctor. Now she makes pickles as the Taliban restricts women’s roles (AP)
  • Concessions to Taliban govt ‘worth it’ for Doha talks: EU envoy (Agence France-Presse)
  • Talks with the Taliban - no women allowed (BBC)
  • Engagement With the Taliban Cannot Come at the Cost of Ignoring Gender Apartheid (The Diplomat – opinion)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan has met all requirements for IMF bailout deal, finance official says (Reuters)
  • Wife of Pakistan’s Imran Khan gets bail in graft case, media say (Reuters)
  • Dozens rally in Pakistan after a Christian man is sentenced to death for blasphemy (AP)
  • Study: Climate-induced disasters significantly weaken Pakistan’s societal resilience (VOA)
• India
  • Stampede at Religious Gathering in India Kills More Than 100 (New York Times)
  • They Came for Spiritual Revival, Only to Be Trapped in a Deadly Panic (New York Times)
  • More than 100 killed in Indian religious event stampede, officials say (Washington Post)
  • Stampede at religious event in India kills at least 116 people, mostly women and children (AP)
  • Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s northeast kill at least 16 (AP)
  • Kremlin says Modi visit could deepen Russian trade ties to India (Reuters)
  • Women in India Face a Jobs Crisis. Are Factories the Solution? (New York Times)
• NSB
  • Adapt or die: Bangladesh joins the race to climate-proof cities (Reuters)
  • Sri Lanka to save $5bn from bilateral debt deal (Agence France-Presse)
• Central Asia
  • How China and Russia Compete, and Cooperate, in Central Asia (New York Times)
  • Beijing and Moscow Go From ‘No Limits’ Friendship to Frenemies in Russia’s Backyard (Wall Street Journal)
  • Leaders of Russia and China to meet in Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation (AP)
  • China supports Kazakhstan joining BRICS, President Xi says (Reuters)
  • Kazakhstan to hold referendum on building nuclear power plant (EurasiaNet)
  • Kazakh dissident dies following Kyiv assassination attempt (Al Jazeera)
  • UN Secretary-General Hopes Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Issues Will Be Resolved Peacefully (Radio Free Europe)
  • ‘Slow Death Of Journalism’ Alleged Amid Uzbek Crackdown On Karakalpaks (Radio Free Europe)
  • Why the Mongolian President’s First State Visit to Uzbekistan Matters (The Diplomat)
  • Uzbekistan continues to run up big deficits with leading trade partners (EurasiaNet)
  • Reviving Energy Interdependence in Central Asia (The Diplomat)
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