Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s only female diplomat resigns in India after gold smuggling allegations (AP)
Taliban face rare public uprising against their rule in northeastern Afghanistan (VOA)
Russia Inches Toward Marriage Of Convenience With Taliban In Terror Fight (Radio Free Europe)
An Afghan Woman Activist’s Visit to Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan (The Diplomat)
Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras (Human Rights Watch)
Pakistan
IMF says its mission will visit Pakistan this month to discuss new loan (Reuters)
Pakistani Security Forces Reportedly Fire On Protesters Near Afghan Border (Radio Free Europe)
Restive Province In Northwestern Pakistan To Invest Heavily In Police Weaponry (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan records its wettest April since 1961 with above average rainfall (AP)
China carries Pakistan into space (VOA)
India
India’s foreign minister rejects Biden’s ‘xenophobia’ comment (Reuters)
Canadian Arrests Highlight Alleged Gang Role in India’s Intelligence Operations (New York Times)
Police Arrest 3 in Slaying of Sikh Leader That Shocked Canada (New York Times)
India waits for details on arrests in Canada over Sikh separatist’s murder (Reuters)
India calls Canada arrests over Sikh activist murder ‘political compulsion’ (Al Jazeera)
‘No choice’: India’s Manipuris cannot go back a year after fleeing violence (Al Jazeera)
‘Destruction of jobs’: India election turns spotlight on a dream gone sour (Al Jazeera)
Activists warn about intergenerational domestic violence in Indian tribes (VOA)
Journalism in India is under assault (Washington Post – opinion)
NSB
Bangladesh reopens schools as searing temperatures drop (Reuters)
Sri Lanka, Japan agree to resume stalled projects such as light rail (Reuters)
Central Asia
Booming Demand For Madrasahs Fuels Islamization Concerns In Kyrgyzstan (Radio Free Europe)
Russian influence in Kyrgyzstan rising despite local consternation (VOA)
Rights Watchdogs Concerned Over Missing Tajik Opposition Leader (Radio Free Europe)
International Rights Group Calls On Tashkent To Investigate Attack On Uzbek Activist (Radio Free Europe)
Eastern Europe, Central Asia See ‘Spectacular’ Rise In Media Censorship, RSF Says (Radio Free Europe)
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