Afghanistan
‘Don’t forget us’: Teenage refugee reminds Gen Z of silenced Afghan girls (BBC)
Afghan women turn to entrepreneurship under Taliban (Agence France-Presse)
Freight Train Arrives In Afghanistan From China As Beijing Looks To Increase Ties (Radio Free Europe)
Senator freezes promotion of general who led in Afghanistan evacuation (Washington Post)
Pakistan
Thousands of Imran Khan supporters defy tear gas, lockdown and arrest to head to Pakistani capital (AP)
March demanding release of Pakistan’s Imran Khan nears capital (Reuters)
Sectarian Violence Kills at Least 25 in Northwest Pakistan (New York Times)
Pakistan strikes seven-day ceasefire deal between warring sectarian groups (Reuters)
Sectarian clashes claim nearly 80 lives in Pakistan (VOA)
India
Adani Charges to Test Trump’s Desire to Keep India in US Orbit (Bloomberg)
SEC issues summons for Gautam Adani, nephew on bribery allegations (Reuters)
Ottawa denies it has evidence linking India PM Modi to violence in Canada (Reuters)
Cash, Kidnappings and Luxury Resorts: A Formula for Power in Modi’s India (New York Times)
Modi’s Party Wins Maharashtra State Polls, Loses Jharkhand (Bloomberg)
To Challenge China, India Needs to Get Out of the Way of Its Factory Owners (Wall Street Journal)
India Aiming to Finalize Carbon Deals With Japan, Singapore (Bloomberg)
Why Indians are risking it all to chase the American Dream (BBC)
India opposes COP29 finance deal after it is adopted (Reuters)
Stabbing renews debate over India hospital safety months after rape and murder of trainee doctor (CNN)
NSB
Bangladesh panel seeks global legal firm for power deals probe, including Adani (Reuters)
Wounded Bangladesh protesters receive robotic helping hand (Agence France-Presse)
US Agency Conducting Due Diligence on Adani’s Sri Lanka Project (Bloomberg)
US development agency ‘assessing ramifications’ on Adani’s Sri Lanka project (Reuters)
IMF to release $333 million to crisis-hit Sri Lanka (Reuters)
Central Asia
How Kazakhstan’s Booming Oil Business Led To The End Of One Kazakh Village (Radio Free Europe)
OPEC+ Faces an Internal Foe in 2025 — Kazakhstan (Bloomberg – opinion)
Kyrgyz Rape Victim Unable To Rebuild Her Life, Disabled Teen’s Family Says (Radio Free Europe)
Turkmen Journalist Prevented From Receiving Award In Geneva (Radio Free Europe)
Uzbek President Fires Top Officials Amid Assassination Attempt Scandal (Radio Free Europe)
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