• Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan reopens its embassy in Oman, the Taliban say (AP)
  • Taliban curbs on women add to risk of polio outbreak, health officials warn (The Guardian)
  • Taliban’s Attack on Girls’ Education Harming Afghanistan’s Future (Human Rights Watch)
  • Withdrawal symptoms: Afghan farmers struggle after poppy ban (Agence France-Presse)
  • Why Does the Taliban Hate the Women of Afghanistan This Much? (Newsweek – opinion)
• Pakistan
  • Chinese solar panel boom threatens Pakistan’s debt-ridden grid (Financial Times)
  • A former prime minister facing military trial? Pakistan flirts with risky precedent. (Christian Science Monitor)
• India
  • India’s Modi to visit U.S. later this week, foreign ministry says (Reuters)
  • Trump Says He Will Meet With India’s Modi Next Week (Bloomberg)
  • Leader of Delhi’s Government Resigns Months Before Polls (Bloomberg)
  • New Delhi’s top elected official resigns after being released on bail in a bribery case (AP)
  • Voting for local government opens in Indian-controlled Kashmir for first time after losing autonomy (AP)
  • India’s Jammu and Kashmir votes in first regional poll in a decade (Reuters)
  • Despite prison, torture, this Kashmiri politician won’t give up on India (Al Jazeera)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh opposition party demands a new election after Hasina’s ouster (AP)
  • Bangladesh says World Bank pledges over $2 bln for reforms (Reuters)
  • Islamic Development Bank to provide up to $5 bln support to Bangladesh (Reuters)
  • How Bhutan Quietly Built $750 Million In Bitcoin Holdings (Forbes)
  • Are India and Maldives heading for diplomatic reboot? (Deutsche Welle)
  • Still reeling from crisis, Sri Lanka holds pivotal election (BBC)
  • Sri Lanka’s plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes (AP)
  • India’s Strategic Stakes in Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election (The Diplomat)
  • Cash-strapped Sri Lanka Eyes China Development (Agence France-Presse)
• Central Asia
  • Central Asian Leaders, Germany’s Scholz Focus On Closer Economic Ties In Astana (Radio Free Europe)
  • Central Asian states call on Germany to push Europe ties (Agence France-Presse)
  • Central Asian leaders seek German expertise to build manufacturing base (EurasiaNet)
  • Tajiks Skeptical That Attack On Top Islamic Leader Was ‘Hooliganism’ (Radio Free Europe)
• Twitter
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