• Afghanistan
  • The Azadi Briefing: U.S. Scraps Afghan Envoy Post (Radio Free Europe)
  • Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake (AP)
  • Envoy: ‘Russian leadership’ decides to delist Taliban as terrorist group (VOA)
• Pakistan
  • China Calls for Tighter Security After Workers Are Killed in Pakistan (New York Times)
  • Pakistan Orders Inquiry as Two Chinese Killed in Militant Attack (Bloomberg)
  • A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airport (AP)
  • Dozens of Pakistan police injured in clashes with supporters of former PM Khan (Reuters)
  • Imran Khan’s party says official detained by law enforcement forces (Reuters)
  • Pakistan Bans Pashtun Civil Rights Movement As Threat To Security (Radio Free Europe)
  • Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout (AP)
• India
  • India Foreign Minister to Visit Pakistan for First Time Since 2015 (Bloomberg)
  • Indian foreign minister rules out bilateral talks at SCO summit in Pakistan (Reuters)
  • Climbers Are Rescued After Three Nights at 20,000 Feet (New York Times)
  • India faces tough balancing act amid escalating Middle East conflict (VOA)
  • India’s ruling party set to lose 2 state elections, exit polls show (Reuters)
  • Indian troops kill 31 suspected Maoist rebels in forest battle (AP)
  • Misguided foreign policy has left India friendless in South Asia (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh’s interim leader seeks Malaysia’s support for repatriation of Rohingya refugees (AP)
  • Floods in Bangladesh leave five dead, thousands stranded (Reuters)
  • Maldives President Muizzu to meet India’s Modi to repair strained diplomatic ties (AP)
  • Maldives president Muizzu to meet India’s Modi amid economic woes (Reuters)
  • Nepalis fear more floods as climate change melts glaciers (Agence France-Presse)
  • IMF, bilateral creditors back Sri Lanka on $12.5 bln bondholder debt rework (Reuters)
• Central Asia
  • World’s Top Uranium Miner Backs Nuclear Plant in Referendum (Bloomberg)
  • Kazakhstan votes in favor of nuclear power plant construction, exit poll shows (Reuters)
  • Tajikistan nationals with alleged ISIS ties removed in immigration proceedings, U.S. officials say (CBS News)
  • Viral video of teacher assault sparks Uzbek-Russian row (EurasiaNet)
  • Central Asian Returnees Struggle To Find Work Amid Russia’s Record-High Deportations (Radio Free Europe)
• Twitter
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  • India
  • NSB
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