Afghanistan
Congress Honors U.S. Service Members Killed During Afghanistan Withdrawal (New York Times)
Congress bestows highest honor on 13 troops killed during Afghanistan withdrawal (AP)
Service members killed in Afghanistan honored in Congressional Gold Medal ceremony (CBS News)
Afghan women endure draconian Taliban, 23 years after 9/11 (Washington Post)
‘If we can’t speak, why live?’ - BBC meets women after new Taliban law (BBC)
Pakistan
Pakistani Police Arrest Lawmakers Allied With Former Prime Minister Imran Khan (New York Times)
Pakistani police free the leader of former premier Khan’s opposition party (AP)
Nine Pakistan MPs Held By Court Under New Protest Law (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistani police arrest 13 opposition leaders of ex-PM Khan’s party (Nikkei Asia)
Is Pakistan set for new Khan vs government showdown after PTI arrests? (Al Jazeera)
India
India Targets $500 Billion Electronics Sector by 2030, Modi Says (Bloomberg)
India foreign minister Jaishankar says "not closed to business from China" (Reuters)
India’s Manipur Blocks Internet for Five Days Following Violence (Bloomberg)
Internet suspended in parts of India’s Manipur as students clash with police (Reuters)
Modi’s top rival Gandhi denounces ‘ideological war’ in India (Agence France-Presse)
Kolkata doctors will not return to work until rape case demands met (Reuters)
Political startups bleed support in India-administered Kashmir over suspected Delhi ties (VOA)
NSB
US to discuss economic support for Bangladesh interim government (Reuters)
Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar (Reuters)
Heavy Climate Toll on Bangladesh Warrants Attention and Action (The Diplomat)
Maldives ministers quit after ‘clown’ jibe against Indian PM (Agence France-Presse)
Sri Lanka’s presidential election: Where are the women? (Reuters)
Tea trouble brews for Sri Lankan presidential hopefuls (Agence France-Presse)
Central Asia
Why Kazakh Activists Struggle To Live Normal Lives After ‘Extremism’ Convictions (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakh Fined Over YouTube ‘Poll’ Questioning Nuclear Plans (Radio Free Europe)
Tajikistan Warns Citizens Against Traveling To Russia (Radio Free Europe)
Uzbekistan shuns Russian overtures on closer ties (EurasiaNet)
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