Afghanistan
Taliban tout UN invite to Doha meeting as proof of regime’s rising importance (VOA)
Afghan women’s ‘erasure’ at UN’s Doha talks with Taliban sparks anger (The Independent)
Afghan girls accuse Taliban of sexual assault after arrests for ‘bad hijab’ (The Guardian)
Security Through Human Rights – For Afghanistan, It’s Not ‘Either/Or’ (The Diplomat – opinion)
Pakistan
Pakistan to Build ‘Consensus’ Before Operation Against Militants (Bloomberg)
‘Azm-e-Istehkam’: Can new Pakistani military operation curb armed attacks? (Al Jazeera)
Pakistan: Police arrest 23 after ‘blasphemy’ lynching (Deutsche Welle)
India
India’s Prime Minister Modi will visit Russia, the Kremlin says (AP)
India court extends suspension of bail order for detained Delhi Chief Minister (Reuters)
Delhi minister stages hunger strike for more water to city amid extreme heat (Reuters)
Delhi’s hunger-striking water minister taken to hospital (BBC)
India may be supplying Israel weapons to ‘return a favour’, claims former ambassador (The Independent)
‘Eid means mourning’: Muslims lynched in India after shock election result (Al Jazeera)
India’s Congress party vows to fight ‘fascist rule’ of Modi’s BJP (Nikkei Asia)
India Central Bank Policymakers Divided Over Rate-Growth Debate (Bloomberg)
Shock in Indian district where 56 died from tainted alcohol (Agence France-Presse)
NSB
IMF’s Executive Board makes available about $1.148 billion to Bangladesh (Reuters)
Bangladesh’s deadliest executioner dies (BBC)
Nepalese spiritual leader ‘Buddha Boy’ convicted of sexual assault on minor (AP)
Nepalese court finds ‘Buddha Boy’ guilty of child sexual abuse (Reuters)
Sri Lanka to sign agreement with creditor nations on Wednesday (Reuters)
Central Asia
Chinese Megaprojects Back In Fashion In Central Asia’s Poorest States (Radio Free Europe)
Another Kyrgyz Jailed For Fighting With Russian Troops In Ukraine (Radio Free Europe)
Whereabouts Of Five Tajiks Deported From Russia Unknown (Radio Free Europe)
New Uzbekistan, Old Tricks (The Diplomat – opinion)
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