• Afghanistan
  • Blast in north Afghanistan kills three Taliban security personnel (Reuters)
  • Bomb blast hits Taliban convoy in turbulent Afghan province, kills 3 (VOA)
  • IS group claims bombing in Afghanistan that killed officers involved in an anti-poppy crop campaign (AP)
  • Taliban reject claims of Afghan involvement in recent attacks in Pakistan (AP)
  • Taliban affirms that stoning will be punishment for adulterers — especially women (NPR)
  • ‘One-Party Rule’: Taliban Wages Crackdown On Political Parties (Radio Free Europe)
  • Iran Seeks To Tighten Crackdown On Afghan Refugees (Radio Free Europe)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistani security forces kill 6 militants in twin raids in volatile northwest near Afghanistan (AP)
  • Gunmen in Pakistan kill seven labourers near Gwadar port, say police (Reuters)
  • Human rights body calls 2023 a dismal year for Pakistan (VOA)
  • Imran Khan supporters still reeling from crackdown one year on (BBC)
  • Pakistan Declares Emergency To Enroll 26 Million Out-Of-School Kids (Radio Free Europe)
  • Wife of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan moved to jail (Agence France-Presse)
  • Exclusive: Pakistan’s PSO proposes swapping debt for stake in public sector companies (Reuters)
• India
  • Former L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti returns from India for Milken conference (Los Angeles Times)
  • India’s Modi skips election in Kashmir as critics dispute integration claims (Reuters)
  • ‘My vote snatched’: India election clouded by mysterious candidate pullouts (Al Jazeera)
  • India and ASEAN rise in supply chain priority, global survey shows (Nikkei Asia)
  • India’s Economy Isn’t the New China (Yet) (Wall Street Journal – opinion)
  • It’s Time for India to Get Off the Fence on Ukraine (Bloomberg – opinion)
  • How India’s navy changed tack (Financial Times – opinion)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh Introduces Crawling Peg for Taka as Rates Raised (Bloomberg)
  • Myanmar insurgents accused of recruiting Rohingya in Bangladesh camps (Radio Free Asia)
  • Tamils Faced Torture in Sri Lanka Long After War, Rights Group Says (Reuters)
  • Sri Lanka turns to India as counterbalance to Chinese presence (Nikkei Asia)
• Central Asia
  • Congressman: US needs counterterrorism partners in Central Asia (VOA)
  • Opportunities Grow in South Korea for Uzbek Workers (The Diplomat)
• Twitter
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  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS