Afghanistan
UN ‘Appalled’ by Taliban-Ordered Public Executions in Afghanistan (VOA)
US lawmaker threatens to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan documents (Reuters)
Transgender Afghans escape Taliban persecution only to find "a worse situation" as refugees in Pakistan (CBS News)
Heavy snow kills nine in Afghanistan as extreme weather blocks key highways (The Independent)
Pakistan
Some US lawmakers urge Biden, Blinken not to recognize new Pakistan government (Reuters)
Sharif Coalition Pick Wins Pakistan Parliament Speaker Job (Bloomberg)
India
India Expects Piracy Attacks to Rise, Stretching Navy Resources (Bloomberg)
India Cabinet Approves $9 Billion Plan for Rooftop Solar (Bloomberg)
India, Mauritius Inaugurate Island Facilities for Surveillance (Bloomberg)
India halts farmers’ march with smoke bombs and drones (Financial Times)
India: Protect Farmers’ Right to Peaceful Protest (Human Rights Watch)
Big Spending on Infrastructure Powers India’s Growth (Wall Street Journal)
India ‘easily’ the fastest-growing economy, IMF executive director says, as GDP growth blows past estimates (CNBC)
Cracks in G20 let Russia grow trade with China and India (Nikkei Asia)
Blast at cafe in India’s Bengaluru injures 4, police say (Reuters)
NSB
Fire in Bangladeshi Shopping Mall Kills Dozens (New York Times)
Bangladeshi leader says a shopping mall that caught fire had no emergency exits. Death toll climbs (AP)
Bangladesh building fire kills 45, injures dozens (Reuters)
India begins replacing military personnel with civilians in response to Maldives’ demand (AP)
Suing Maldives to Enforce its Environmental Laws (Human Rights Watch)
Sri Lanka halts free visas for long-staying Russian, Ukrainian nationals (Reuters
Central Asia
Kazakhstan to unify time zones across 1,900 miles (Reuters)
The Kazakh Connection Shows How Europe’s Russia Trade Is Flowing (Bloomberg)
Kyrgyzstan: As net tightens around Matraimov, Japarov is clearing field of viable threats (EurasiaNet)
Swathes of Tajikistan crippled by unexplained power outage (EurasiaNet)
Uzbekistan plans to build $10 billion chemicals plant (Reuters)
Italian Insurer Buttresses Russian Gas Investment in Uzbekistan (The Diplomat)
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