Afghanistan
Taliban push back against allegations of gender bias, rights abuses (VOA)
A child bride won the right to divorce - now the Taliban say it doesn’t count (BBC)
Afghan Embassy In UK Shutters After Taliban Cuts Ties (Agence France-Presse)
‘Treated Like Criminals’: Iran Intensifies Deportation Of Afghans (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan
Pakistanis protesting Hezbollah leader’s killing clash with Karachi police (Reuters)
Pakistani Police, Pro-Hezbollah Protesters Clash In Karachi (Radio Free Europe)
Gunmen storm a camp in Pakistan’s southwest and kidnap 20 laborers (AP)
Seven laborers killed by gunmen in Pakistan’s southern Balochistan (Reuters)
A helicopter crash due to engine failure kills 6 in northwest Pakistan (AP)
Six people killed in Pakistan helicopter crash, security sources say (Reuters)
India
India, US likely to sign pact on critical minerals, sources say (Reuters)
Top Kashmir leader says India has silenced dissenting voices as region votes in final phase of polls (AP)
India’s Manipur suffers fresh violence in bloody ethnic conflict (Nikkei Asia)
India Eases Export Restrictions on Non-Basmati White Rice (Bloomberg)
America should welcome India’s rise as a space power (The Hill – opinion)
NSB
Bangladesh at crossroads as it pursues sweeping constitutional reform (VOA)
Severe floods causing health problems in south Bangladesh (NPR)
Bangladesh defies stereotypes when it comes to health care. Let’s keep it that way (NPR – opinion)
Nepal Flooding and Landslides Kill at Least 190 People (New York Times)
Flooding deaths in Nepal reach 193 as recovery work is stepped up (AP)
Nepal begins to assess damage after deadly rains, floods kill 192 (Reuters)
Sri Lanka’s new president faces a problem shared by too many developing countries: austerity imposed by the west (The Guardian – opinion)
Central Asia
Kazakh journalists worry as new media rules come into force (VOA)
Watchdog Urges Bishkek To Drop ‘Contrived’ Charges Against 11 Journalists On Trial (Radio Free Europe)
Kyrgyzstan: Authorities seek expanded powers to regulate religious affairs (EurasiaNet)
When It Comes To Russia Problems, ‘Uzbekistan’s Zhirinovsky’ Does The Talking (Radio Free Europe)
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