Afghanistan
UN ‘hopeful’ about Taliban’s presence at ‘Doha III’ meeting on Afghanistan (VOA)
Their family was ripped apart at the Kabul airport. Nearly 3 years later their greatest wish has come true (CNN)
Taliban Clamps Down On Activities Of Rival Islamist Parties In Afghanistan (Radio Free Europe)
Al Qaeda chief invites foreign fighters to train in Afghanistan, target West: ‘Safe haven for terrorists’ (FOX News)
Pakistan
Muggings, Murders and Mob Justice: Violent Crime Roars Back in Karachi (New York Times)
Pakistani army kills 11 militants in raid in the northwest following bombing that killed 7 soldiers (AP)
Pakistan to unveil budget with eye to winning new IMF bailout (Reuters)
India
Canada Shares More Information With India On Sikh Murder Case (Bloomberg)
India eyes oil deals with nations including Russia, minister says (Reuters)
India to remain fastest growing big economy in 2024, World Bank says (Nikkei Asia)
WHO confirms a human case of avian influenza in India (Reuters)
Powerful Hindu Group That Spawned Modi Party Slams His Campaign (Bloomberg)
India’s Modi prevails over allies in cabinet line-up (Reuters)
Extreme heat triggers novel payout for 50,000 women in India (Reuters)
India’s fizzling monsoon could prolong heatwave in north, sources say (Reuters)
Peace eludes India’s Manipur even after defeating BJP over ethnic violence (Al Jazeera)
Traumatised Indians recount deadly Kashmir attack on Hindu pilgrims (Agence France-Presse)
Modi’s Taiwan Ties Have Rattled China (Foreign Policy)
India Deserves a Better Media (Foreign Policy – opinion)
NSB
Bangladesh court indicts Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and others on charges of embezzlement (AP)
Bangladesh Taka to Hit Fresh Lows on Crawling Peg, Moody’s Says (Bloomberg)
Bangladesh’s ‘missing billionaires’: A wealth boom and stark inequality (Al Jazeera)
Nepal rolls out AI-powered ‘crystal ball’ to predict deadly landslides (South China Morning Post)
Central Asia
Eurasian citizens striving to obtain asylum in the United States reportedly face expedited removal (EurasiaNet)
Unfinished Business: Alia Nazarbaeva Poses A Problem For ‘New Kazakhstan’ (Radio Free Europe)
8 Tajikistanis with suspected ties to ISIS detained in US, source says (ABC News)
Feds arrest 8 Tajik nationals in US after surveillance abroad found potential ties to terrorism, sources say (CNN)
Uzbekistan making push to gain World Trade Organization membership (EurasiaNet)
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