Afghanistan
UN observes reduction in Taliban’s enforcement of hijab on Afghan women (VOA)
Washington defends talks with Taliban as serving American national interests (The Independent)
This Is What It’s Like To Be A Journalist Under Taliban Rule (Radio Free Europe)
‘This Is a Film About the Women’s Resistance.’ What Bread & Roses Reveals About the Feminist Fight Against the Taliban (Time)
Hearings into alleged war crimes by SAS in Afghanistan delayed into 2025 (The Guardian)
Pakistan
Exclusive: Imran Khan hits out at ‘laughing stock’ government from his prison cell (The Telegraph)
All that’s left for them now is to murder me … I’m not afraid to die (The Telegraph – opinion)
Double landmine blast kills one person and wounds at least 18 in Pakistan’s southwest (AP)
Bus falls into ravine in Pakistan’s far north, killing 20 (Reuters)
Why are Pakistan’s wheat farmers protesting against the government? (Al Jazeera)
India
Biden Calls Japan and India ‘Xenophobic’ in Defending U.S. Immigration (New York Times)
India criticizes 2024 religious freedom report from US agency (VOA)
India deports Myanmar refugees who fled 2021 coup (Reuters)
High security in India’s Manipur on anniversary of ethnic clashes (Reuters)
Rahul Gandhi to Contest Key Seat in Uttar Pradesh in India Polls (Bloomberg)
India’s opposition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to contest elections from Raebareli too (Reuters)
‘Vote jihad’: As Modi raises anti-Muslim India election pitch, what’s next? (Al Jazeera)
NSB
Bangladesh influencers push tree planting to fight record heat (Reuters)
Broadband internet services are disrupted in most parts of Nepal (AP)
Nepal’s Opportunity to Protect Children in New Budget (Human Rights Watch)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan: A jury will soon decide the fate of an ex-minister accused of murder (EurasiaNet)
Kazakh Journalist On Trial For Voicing Support For RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe)
US Religious Freedom Watchdog Recommends Kyrgyzstan for Special Watch List (The Diplomat)
Kyrgyzstan tells citizens to temporarily avoid travel to Russia (Reuters)
Tajikistan: Forcibly Disappeared Opponent Allegedly Tortured (Human Rights Watch)
Ticktock Tyranny: Turkmen Officials Ordered To Buy Watches Bearing Leader’s Likeness (Radio Free Europe)
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