• Afghanistan
  • UN, Taliban talks: Why are Afghan women not invited? (Deutsche Welle)
  • Women Must Be Invited to Shape Afghanistan’s Future (New York Times – opinion)
  • Let Afghan women join the UN talks next week. It’s what the Taliban fear most (The Guardian – opinion)
  • Afghan farmers grow poppies despite Taliban’s ban (VOA)
  • Putin’s Afghan gambit — what’s behind Russia’s pivot toward Central Asia? (The Hill – opinion)
• Pakistan
  • ‘No right to interfere’: Pakistan hits back at US over election scrutiny (Al Jazeera)
  • Pakistan Court Upholds Imran Khan’s Conviction in Wedding Case (Bloomberg)
  • An appeals court in Pakistan upholds conviction of Imran Khan and his wife for unlawful marriage (AP)
  • Pakistan court rejects Imran Khan, wife appeal in unlawful marriage case (Al Jazeera)
  • Karachi Sees a Surge in Deaths as Heat Wave Sears Pakistan (Bloomberg)
• India
  • Part of Roof Collapses at India’s Busiest Airport After Heavy Rains (New York Times)
  • India’s supreme court to rule on new penal code permitting marital rape (The Guardian)
  • Why Do India and China Keep Fighting Over This Desolate Terrain? (New York Times)
  • India’s monsoon overcomes delay, set to cover country on time (Reuters)
  • Record heat, surging fires push Delhi’s firefighters to the brink (Reuters)
  • Why is Arundhati Roy being prosecuted for a 14-year-old speech? (Washington Post – opinion)
  • India is losing interest in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
• NSB
  • Shahjahan Bhuiya, Bangladeshi Executioner Turned TikTok Star, Is Dead (New York Times)
  • Sri Lanka calls on Russia to discharge its citizens from army (Agence France-Presse)
• Central Asia
  • Kazakhstan courting international investment to curb methane emissions (EurasiaNet)
  • Kazakhstan Says It Will Not Extradite Suspect In Shooting Of Opposition Activist In Kyiv (Radio Free Europe)
  • Kazakh Lawmaker Says Astana Won’t Extradite Suspects in Sadyqov Case (The Diplomat)
  • Kyrgyzstan, EU Sign Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (The Diplomat)
  • Is Kyrgyzstan’s Bloodiest Ex-President Being Rehabilitated? (Radio Free Europe)
  • U.S. Commission On Religious Freedom Concerned Over New Tajik Law (Radio Free Europe)
  • Prominent Tajik Journalist And Politician Arrested In Unclear Circumstances: Sources (Radio Free Europe)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

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