Afghanistan
Taliban’s opium ban imperiled by climate change as alternative crops struggle (Washington Post)
‘A Big Betrayal’: Afghan Women Sound The Alarm Ahead Of Key International Event That Will Include Taliban (Radio Free Europe)
Afghan evacuees in limbo: Humanitarian parole leaves 1,000s facing uncertainty in US (VOA)
Germany Blasted For Considering Deportations Of Afghans, Syrians (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan
A Muslim mob in Pakistan torches a police station and lynches a man after accusing him of blasphemy (AP)
Man killed in Pakistan for allegedly desecrating Quran (VOA)
Journalists’ killings mount amid declining freedoms in Pakistan (VOA)
As polio cases rise in Pakistan, is there a way out? (Deutsche Welle)
India
Lawmakers meet with Indian Prime Minister Modi amid tensions with China (The Hill)
India Eyes US Combat Vehicles To Replace Ageing Russian BMPS (Newsweek)
Family seeks New Delhi’s help for Indian suspect in murder plot in US (Reuters)
U.S. lawmakers support Dalai Lama amid questions over Tibet’s future (Washington Post)
Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal granted bail after arrest in bribery case (AP)
India opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal granted bail in graft case (Reuters)
India Denies Permit to French Reporter in Blow to Press Freedom (Bloomberg)
Extreme heat in India has killed more than 100 people in the past three and a half months (AP)
‘My body can’t take it’: Brutal nighttime temperatures give Delhi residents little respite from India’s searing heatwave (CNN)
Modi’s New Government Confronts First Protests Over India Exam (Bloomberg)
Death toll from India tainted liquor tragedy rises to 47 (Reuters)
Modi Should Loosen Purse Strings for His New Allies (Bloomberg – opinion)
NSB
Rohingya may have entered Bangladesh in recent Myanmar clashes, refugee official says (Reuters)
Bangladesh attracts more global factories, from Japan’s Lion to Godiva (Nikkei Asia)
Central Asia
Kazakh President Signs Into Law Controversial Bill On Media (Radio Free Europe)
Former RFE/RL Journalist Could Be Charged In Kyrgyzstan Over Social Media Comments (Radio Free Europe)
Former Tajik Foreign Minister Zarifi Reportedly Arrested (Radio Free Europe)
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan & China: When is a done deal really done? (EurasiaNet)
The West Is Laser-Focused on Central Asia’s Middle Corridor. So Is China. (The Diplomat)
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