Afghanistan
Afghan women defy Taliban and continue medical school in Scotland (Washington Post)
Afghan women sing to protest a law that orders them to keep quiet (NPR)
Several people killed in attack in Afghanistan, says Interior Ministry (Reuters)
IS group claims deadly attack in central Afghanistan (Agence France-Presse)
Closure Of Afghan Embassies In Europe Paves Way For More Taliban Engagement (Radio Free Europe)
VOA interview: Chairman speaks on Republicans’ Afghan withdrawal report (VOA)
GOP chair moves to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan subpoena (The Hill)
Pakistan
US imposes sanctions on suppliers to Pakistan’s ballistic missile program (Reuters)
Pakistan Seemed Close to Beating Polio. Now It’s Spreading Quickly. (New York Times)
IMF Board to Review Pakistan’s New $7 Billion Loan on Sept. 25 (Bloomberg)
Pakistan says it has met all the conditions set by the IMF to secure $7 billion loan (AP)
Pakistan needs to learn lessons from failed Iran gas pipeline project (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
India
US to Consider More Funding to Spur India’s Clean Energy Sector (Bloomberg)
India’s top court allows release on bail of New Delhi’s chief minister after 6 months in jail (AP)
India’s top court grants bail to opposition leader Kejriwal in graft case (Reuters)
Rohingya refugees in India on hunger strike over ‘prolonged’ detention (Reuters)
India: Striking doctors defy government over rape, murder (Deutsche Welle)
NSB
Bangladesh seeks help from FBI, U.N. agency to recover laundered money (Nikkei Asia)
Bangladesh pushes ‘groundbreaking’ reforms after Hasina exit (Nikkei Asia)
Six people, including three Rohingya, killed in Bangladesh landslides (Reuters)
Sri Lanka Opposition Candidate Wants to Renegotiate IMF Loan (Bloomberg)
Sri Lanka’s opposition leader says the rich will pay more if he becomes president next week (AP)
Sri Lankans’ fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president (AP)
Central Asia
Kazakh Court Cancels Ruling On Early Release Of Businessman Convicted In Banker’s Murder Case (Radio Free Europe)
Tajikistan: Rights group documents persistent abuses in mountainous autonomous region (EurasiaNet)
Germany’s Scholz seeks Central Asian energy ties in shadow of Ukraine war (Reuters)
Indo-Pacific
Biden to host ‘Quad’ leaders from Australia, India and Japan in his Delaware hometown (AP)
Construction of Afghan section of Turkmenistan-to-India pipeline starts (AP)
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