Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban vow to implement media ban on images of living things (Agence France-Presse)
Relative of Afghan accused of terror plot in U.S. is charged with planning attacks in France (NBC News)
Let’s compare how the world treats the Taliban vs. Taiwan (Washington Post – opinion)
Pakistan
Violence-hit Pakistan locks down the capital to hold a major Asian security meeting (AP)
Pakistan hosts a major security meeting this week as it struggles against rising insurgent violence (AP)
China’s premier inaugurates a Beijing-funded airport at the start of a Pakistan trip (AP)
Pakistan’s internet slows to a crawl as suspicion falls on government (Washington Post)
Islamist militants kill four, including three policemen, in Pakistan (Reuters)
At Least 15 Dead In Pakistani Shootings Linked To Sunni-Shi’a Land Feuds (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan’s Ban On Prominent Civil Rights Group Will ‘Alienate’ Pashtun Minority (Radio Free Europe)
No thaw in sight at SCO summit for India and Pakistan relations (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
India
Indian committee probing US assassination plot plans to visit Washington, State Dept says (Reuters)
Canada Expels Indian Diplomats, Accusing Them of Criminal Campaign (New York Times)
Canada alleges much wider campaign by Modi government against Sikhs (Washington Post)
Canada, India Expel Diplomats in Escalating Dispute Over Sikh Activist’s Killing (Wall Street Journal)
Indian opposition pushes Modi for discussion on worsening Canada ties (Reuters)
Why politicians ignore abuses in India’s sugar industry: They run it (New York Times)
Ladakh’s Local Hero Wants India to Pay Attention to His People (New York Times)
Muslim politician Baba Siddique shot dead in India’s Mumbai (Al Jazeera)
US and India Should Do More With Critical Minerals (Bloomberg – opinion)
NSB
Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight security following attacks (AP)
Bangladesh: Journalists supportive of ex-PM Hasina targeted (Deutsche Welle)
China’s ‘New Great Wall’ Casts a Shadow on Nepal (New York Times)
Sri Lanka closes schools as floods hammer the capital (AP)
Central Asia
Kazakh Uranium Miner Investors to Vote on Huge Deal With China (Bloomberg)
Kazakhstan’s Teen Pregnancies Driven By Abuse, Lack Of Sex Education (Radio Free Europe)
Kyrgyzstan: Conviction of journalists at anti-corruption outlet is “turning point for press freedom (EurasiaNet)
Tajikistan: Government report highlights the problems of poverty and unemployment (EurasiaNet)
Medical Tourism Draws Tajiks, Other Central Asians To Neighboring Uzbekistan (Radio Free Europe)
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