Afghanistan
The Islamic State group says it was behind a mosque bombing in Afghanistan that killed 6 people (AP)
Gun attack on Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan kills 6 worshippers (VOA)
Afghanistan: Shooting attack on mosque kills 6 (Deutsche Welle)
The Situation In Afghanistan Under Review By The United Nations (Forbes)
Pakistan
Pakistan appoints Ishaq Dar, close aide of elder Sharif, as deputy PM (Nikkei Asia)
Gunmen kill a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in northwest Pakistan (AP)
Balochistan as a Major Departure Point for Human Smuggling (The Diplomat)
India
Indian security forces kill 10 Maoist rebels in gun battle (Reuters)
Dozens of schools in India’s capital region evacuated after email bomb threat hoax (Reuters)
Forest fires raze parts of India amid heat, dry weather (Reuters)
India cenbank asks all regulated entities to enhance operational resilience (Reuters)
India as a Net Security Provider in the Indo-Pacific: Ambitious But Attainable (The Diplomat)
A murder plot that cannot be ignored: India must come clean at last (Washington Post – opinion)
NSB
Islamic charitable giving could fund Bangladesh climate adaptation (Reuters)
April Temperatures In Bangladesh Hottest On Record (Agence France-Presse)
Sri Lanka April Inflation Accelerates First Time in 3 Months (Bloomberg)
Central Asia
Claims that the US bought 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from a close Russian ally are likely false, experts say (Business Insider)
Kazakhstan arrests a former interior minister over crackdown on unrest that left 238 dead (AP)
Former Kazakh Interior Minister Detained Over Deadly 2022 Unrest (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakhstan: Government grappling with how to regulate social media (EurasiaNet)
Kazakh Journalist Charged With Hooliganism Over Floods-Related Video (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakh Activists Under Pressure Before Announced Rallies (Radio Free Europe)
Fines for Critics in the Aftermath of Kazakhstan’s Terrible Spring Floods (The Diplomat)
Tajikistan secures $550 mln funding for Rogun megaproject (Reuters)
Russia doesn’t like taking a back seat to China in Central Asia trade (EurasiaNet)
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