Afghanistan
Veteran Warlord Dostum Seeks Parallel Afghan Government To Undermine Taliban (Radio Free Europe)
Taliban Suspend Polio Vaccination Campaigns (Newsweek)
Taliban Denies Suspending Or Stopping Anti-Polio Campaign (Radio Free Europe)
Afghan YouTubers fear for future as Taliban ban women´s voices (Reuters)
The Taliban Is Trying to Silence Women. We Cannot Stand Silent (Newsweek – opinion)
Afghan women like me can’t work, go to the shops without a male chaperone or even speak in public - because the West abandoned us to the Taliban (Daily Mail – opinion)
Pakistan
Pakistan defendants face ‘grueling’ legal battles over blasphemy allegations, says new report (VOA)
Pakistani pleads not guilty in alleged Iran plot to kill US official (Agence France-Presse)
India
Modi’s Key Rival in Kashmir Says Restoring Statehood Is Priority (Bloomberg)
Large turnout is expected in a crucial vote for local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir (AP)
India in talks with ethnic groups clashing in Manipur state (Reuters)
Indian State Reopens Schools, Restores Internet After Ethnic Clashes (Agence France-Presse)
India condemns Iran supreme leader’s comments on treatment of minorities (Reuters)
India Finance Minister Is Confident of Meeting Deficit Aims (Bloomberg)
Adani Airport Controversy in Kenya Discredits India’s Reputation in Africa (The Diplomat)
India’s Struggle to Find a Meaningful Role in Southeast Asia (The Diplomat)
Narendra Modi starts losing battles (The Economist)
NSB
Islamist Parties Gaining Ground in Bangladesh Amid Post-Hasina Political Vacuum (The Diplomat)
Chased out by protesters, a political dynasty plots its comeback (BBC)
Central Asia
Kazakh leader urges Scholz to support China’s peace plan for Ukraine (Reuters)
Germany wants trade with Kazakhstan, won’t circumvent Russia sanctions, Scholz says (Reuters)
Scholz Stands By Ukraine Support Despite Kazakh Leader’s Claim Russia ‘Cannot Be Defeated’ (Radio Free Europe)
Denied Asylum In Kazakhstan, Karakalpak Activist Faces Extradition To Uzbekistan (Radio Free Europe)
Imprisoned Leader Of Unregistered Kazakh Opposition Party Starts Hunger Strike (Radio Free Europe)
Turkmenistan: Another wrong turn taking Ashgabat into gas-export dead end (EurasiaNet)
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