• Afghanistan
  • Trump Will End Temporary Protections for Afghans and Cameroonians (New York Times)
  • DHS ends protections from deportation for Afghanistan, Cameroon (Reuters)
  • Trump administration ends temporary protected status for thousands of Afghans amid deportation push (FOX News)
  • UN Warns US Aid Cuts Threaten Millions Of Afghans With Famine (Agence France-Presse)
  • The Taliban leader says executions are part of Islam (AP)
  • Public Executions By Taliban Spark Global Outcry (Radio Free Europe)
  • British couple imprisoned by Taliban left ‘weeping’ after being ‘interrogated’ dozens of times in Afghanistan prison; daughter deeply concern for ‘frail’ mother (Daily Mail)
• Pakistan
  • U.S. weapons from Afghan war give Pakistani militants a deadly advantage (Washington Post)
  • Islamabad urges Tehran’s cooperation over the killing of 8 Pakistani nationals in southeastern Iran (AP)
  • Eight Pakistanis killed in southeastern Iran (Reuters)
  • Lukashenko Invites 150,000 Pakistanis To Work In Belarus Amid Labor Shortage (Radio Free Europe)
• India
  • India Eyes Wrapping Key Aspects of US Trade Talks in Six Weeks (Bloomberg)
  • India, US finalise terms of reference for first phase of trade deal, Indian official says (Reuters)
  • India launches biggest-ever joint naval exercises in Africa (Financial Times)
  • 3 suspected militants and an Indian army officer killed in Kashmir fighting (AP)
  • 3 Dead, 118 Arrested In India Protests Over Muslim Land Bill (Agence France-Presse)
  • India Saw a Surge in Smartphone Exports Ahead of Tariffs (Wall Street Journal)
• NSB
  • Some 100,000 rally against Israel in Bangladesh’s capital (AP)
  • Bangladesh Reintroduces ‘Except Israel’ Phrase On Passports (Agence France-Presse)
  • Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for British MP linked to ex-premier Sheikh Hasina (AP)
  • Arrest warrant issued in Bangladesh for UK MP Tulip Siddiq (The Guardian)
  • Can Bitcoin save Bhutan’s struggling economy? (Al Jazeera)
  • Maldives To Phase Out Smoking With Generational Ban (Agence France-Presse)
  • US Tariffs Threaten Troubled Sri Lanka’s Recovery: IMF (Agence France-Presse)
  • The USAID Freeze: A View From Sri Lanka and the Global South (The Diplomat)
• Central Asia
  • Central Asia border deals open door for Japan to strengthen ties (Nikkei Asia)
  • Tajikistan: Rogun Dam project going under microscope (EurasiaNet)
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