Afghanistan
The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran border (AP)
Taliban Investigate Deaths Linked to Alleged Iran Border Clash (Newsweek)
UN seeks probe into reported mass killing of Afghans migrating to Iran (Reuters)
Judge orders Afghan man accused of planning Election Day attack in US to remain in custody (AP)
Media in 3 Afghan provinces banned from showing images of living beings (VOA)
Pakistan
India foreign minister’s Pakistan visit a ‘good beginning’, Nawaz Sharif says (Reuters)
Pakistan’s Punjab province shuts schools for 2 days to contain protests over alleged on-campus rape (AP)
Pakistani police fire tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus rape (AP)
India
U.S. Charges Indian Official in New York Assassination Plot (New York Times)
U.S. charges former Indian spy linked to murder plot in New York (Washington Post)
Indian Official Charged in Foiled New York Murder Plot (Wall Street Journal)
US Charges Indian Government Employee in Plot to Kill US Citizen (Bloomberg)
India denies Canadian allegation that it uses mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada (AP)
India says Canada did not act against gang it links to New Delhi (Reuters)
How the India-Canada fallout could affect trade and immigration (BBC)
Can India fend off US, UK pressure over Canada row? (Deutsche Welle)
In India, Some Doctors Go on Hunger Strike to Protest Killing of Colleague (New York Times)
In Modi’s Delhi, Indian Muslims segregate to seek security (Reuters)
Muslims ‘in constant fear’ amid hate campaign in India’s Himachal Pradesh (Al Jazeera)
India Is Testing Its Friends’ Trust Over Slain Sikh Activist (Bloomberg – opinion)
NSB
Bangladesh tribunal issues arrest warrant for former PM Sheikh Hasina (Reuters)
Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-leader Hasina (Agence France-Presse)
Bangladesh tribunal issues arrest warrant for Sheikh Hasina (Nikkei Asia)
Central Asia
Kyrgyz Government Critic Loses Appeal Against 3-Year Prison Sentence (Radio Free Europe)
Tajik Opposition Leader Jailed For 30 Years (Radio Free Europe)
Russia Pressures Central Asian Prisoners To Fight In Ukraine As ‘Expendable Force’ (Radio Free Europe)
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