Afghanistan
Taliban Cuts Ties With 14 Afghan Diplomatic Missions Abroad (Radio Free Europe)
Taliban Government Severs Ties With 14 Afghan Diplomatic Missions (The Diplomat)
Afghanistan: Women tortured, raped in Taliban prisons (Deutsche Welle)
Scheme to reunite separated Afghan families opens (BBC)
Pakistan
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan says he is ready to hold talks with the military (Reuters)
Gunmen open fire on a vehicle carrying UN staff in northwest Pakistan. No casualties (AP)
Protesters and military in standoff in Pakistani city home to China-built port (VOA)
Pakistan says its own messaging app for secure comms among officials is ready to launch (AP)
India
Landslides in Southern India Kill More Than 100 People (New York Times)
Landslides, heavy rains kill at least 116 in south India’s Kerala state (Washington Post)
Rescuers search through mud and debris as deaths rise to 151 in landslides in southern India (AP)
Top US diplomat expects more Indian engagement with Ukraine (Reuters)
India, Canada Meet as Arrests May Point to Another Sikh Murder Plot (Bloomberg)
American woman found chained to tree and left to die in India forest with chilling note (New York Post)
Riding With a Trucker, Witnessing India’s Past and Potential (New York Times)
How a Sugar Industry Stamp of Approval Hid Coerced Hysterectomies (New York Times)
NSB
After Protest Crackdown, Bangladesh Accuses Tens of Thousands of Crimes (New York Times)
Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down and thousands are arrested (AP)
Bangladesh set to ban top Islamic party after deadly jobs protests (Reuters)
Bangladesh faces growing criticism for violent crackdown on students (VOA)
What’s behind India’s uneasy silence on Bangladesh riots? (Deutsche Welle)
Nepal Is Hardly China’s Best Bet in the Himalayas (The Diplomat)
Sri Lanka president gets backing from 92 lawmakers for reelection bid (Reuters)
Central Asia
In Central Asia, National Languages Gain Ground Against Russian (Agence France-Presse)
Bishkek, Dushanbe Agree On 94 Percent Of Border, Kyrgyz Official Says (Radio Free Europe)
Indo-Pacific
China Responds to Quad Group as U.S. Hails ‘Strategic Alignment’ (Newsweek)
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