Afghanistan
Allied Countries Accuse Taliban of ‘Gross’ Violations of Women’s Rights (New York Times)
Taliban say it’s absurd to accuse them of gender discrimination (AP)
Taliban to be taken to international court over gender discrimination (The Guardian)
Taliban locked in showdown with Afghanistan’s old-guard diplomats (Nikkei Asia)
Taliban formally seek invitation to Russia’s BRICS summit (VOA)
House Condemns Biden and Harris Over Afghanistan Withdrawal (New York Times)
House approves GOP resolution condemning Biden and Harris over Afghanistan withdrawal (AP)
Three years after the U.S. withdrawal, former Afghan forces are hunted by the Taliban (NPR)
New bill would prohibit US financial aid to Afghanistan until wrongfully detained Americans are released (FOX News)
Pakistan
Pakistan Wins Approval From IMF Board for $7 Billion Bailout (Bloomberg)
Pakistan PM Sharif welcomes IMF’s $7 billion funding agreement (Reuters)
First It Was Lynch Mobs. Now Police Kill Pakistanis Accused of Blasphemy. (New York Times)
25 people killed in days of clashes between Shiites and Sunni Muslims in Pakistan (AP)
Pakistani security forces say they killed 8 militants in a raid in the restive northwest (AP)
Pakistan Turns to Private Sector for CPEC’s Next Phase (The Diplomat)
India
As Quad Completes 20 Years, India Takes on Multiple New Responsibilities (The Diplomat)
Heavy rains snarl traffic, shut schools in Mumbai and nearby regions (Reuters)
India’s manufacturing incentives progress amid efforts to cut China imports (Reuters)
The Kashmiri politician whose return from jail ruffled feathers (BBC)
India Gives China the Cold Shoulder (Wall Street Journal – opinion)
For India, It’s Not Such a Great Day in the Neighborhood (Bloomberg – opinion)
NSB
Bangladesh: New Rohingya Refugees Lack Protection, Aid (Human Rights Watch)
Will BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami Form an Alliance in Post-Hasina Bangladesh? (The Diplomat)
Sri Lanka President Plans to Start IMF Talks, Focus on Stability (Bloomberg)
Sri Lanka to begin talks with IMF to take forward $2.9 bln bailout, president says (Reuters)
Central Asia
UN rights council takes Tajikistan to task (EurasiaNet)
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