Afghanistan
Unemployed Afghans Risk Death And Debt In Hunt For Gold (Agence France-Presse)
Congressional inaction will cost Afghan ally lives (The Hill – opinion)
Is the US giving up on Afghan allies? (Washington Examiner – opinion)
Pakistan
Pakistan swears in newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s 19-member Cabinet (AP)
Ex-JPMorgan Banker Becomes Pakistan’s New Finance Minister (Bloomberg)
CEO of Pakistan’s largest bank picked to lead country out of economic crisis (Reuters)
Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s former finance chief, takes up role as foreign minister (Reuters)
Pakistan police crack down on PTI protests over alleged rigging in election (Al Jazeera)
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law Targets Youth on Social Media (Human Rights Watch)
India
India’s Controversial Citizenship Law Slammed by Opposition (Bloomberg)
India announces steps to implement a citizenship law that excludes Muslims (AP)
India implements citizenship law opposed by Muslims before election (Reuters)
India Adds Firepower to a Missile Program Focused on China (Wall Street Journal)
India conducts first flight test of homegrown missile, PM Modi says (Reuters)
China Opposes Modi’s Border Move to Allow Faster Troop Access (Bloomberg)
India rejects China’s objections to Modi’s visit to Himalayan border state (Reuters)
Another Chinese research vessel spotted off India, fueling unease (Reuters)
India Finally Embraces Trade Deals as Companies Look Past China (Bloomberg)
NSB
Indian Troops Begin Maldives Pullout After Quit Order (Agence France-Presse)
Protests drove Nepal’s king off the throne 16 years ago. Now, protests are trying to bring him back (AP)
Central Asia
First Cargo Containers Delivered From China Via Kazakhstan Reach Azerbaijan (Radio Free Europe)
Nazarbaev Paid $5 Million For Controversial Oliver Stone Miniseries To Whitewash Image, Investigation Finds (Radio Free Europe)
Former Kazakh Minister Pleads Not Guilty Of Beating Wife To Death (Radio Free Europe)
With Journalists Behind Bars, Kyrgyzstan Enters New Era of Repression (The Diplomat)
U.S. Ambassador Calls On Tajik Authorities To ‘Support Journalists’ Rights’ (Radio Free Europe)
Uzbekistan: Kitschy Bukhara development proceeds amid growing objections (EurasiaNet)
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