Afghanistan
Taliban pressures Germany for more diplomatic control (Deutsche Welle)
Afghan women raise their voices in song in online protests against Taliban’s bid to silence them (CBS News)
Assessing Claims That Trump Freed the Leader of Afghanistan From Prison in 2018 (The Dispatch – opinion)
Pakistan
Sanctions complicate Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project (VOA)
Pakistan hasn’t learned lessons from 2022 deadly floods, experts say (AP)
193 Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Anti-Terrorism Operations This Year, Army Says (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan’s Military Vows Accountability in Its Ranks Amid Trial of Former Spy Chief (The Diplomat)
India
Indian opposition parties name LGBTQ+ activists to key posts in ‘major moment’ (Reuters)
Family of slain Kolkata doctor says police rushed them into cremation (Reuters)
Bank of America Shared Nonpublic Information With Investors in India, Whistleblower Says (Wall Street Journal)
Electric Vehicles No Longer Need Subsidies, Indian Minister Says (Bloomberg)
China’s Economic Pain Is an Opportunity for India (Bloomberg – opinion)
NSB
Rallies in Bangladesh mark one month since ex-premier Sheikh Hasina was ousted (AP)
Bangladeshi students rally to mark one month since Hasina’s fall (Reuters)
Bangladesh: thousands rally to mark ousting of PM (Deutsche Welle)
Bangladesh ex-PM should ‘keep quiet’ until trial: Yunus (Agence France-Presse)
Bangladesh struggles to restore normalcy 1 month after leader flees (Nikkei Asia)
U.S. intervention in Bangladesh affairs aggravates political upheaval there (People’s World)
What’s at stake in Sri Lanka’s first presidential vote since its economic meltdown? (AP)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan requests delay to maintenance at giant Kashagan oilfield, sources say (Reuters)
Kyrgyz Government Again Warns Citizens Against Travel to Russia (The Diplomat)
Kyrgyzstan’s First President Seeks Restoration of ‘Ex-President’ Status and Privileges (The Diplomat)
Kyrgyzstan: Overturn Decision to Liquidate Kloop Media (Human Rights Watch)
Uzbekistan making progress on green-energy power plan (EurasiaNet)
For Some Russian Art Collectors, Uzbekistan Is How You Avoid Sanctions (Radio Free Europe)
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