Afghanistan
Raffensperger urges Trump Administration to delay sending Christian refugees back to Afghanistan (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
Washington’s Broken Promises Leave Afghan Allies in Limbo (Reason Magazine)
Pakistan
How India’s Threat to Block Rivers Could Devastate Pakistan (New York Times)
Pakistan Hits Back at India as Kashmir Fallout Widens (Bloomberg)
Pakistan suspends visas for Indians after deadly Kashmir attack on tourists (BBC)
Hundreds protest in Pakistan over India’s threats (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistan pauses key canal irrigation project (Reuters)
India
Crisis Deepens for India and Pakistan Over Kashmir Attack (New York Times)
India and Pakistan escalate diplomatic tensions after deadly Kashmir attack (Washington Post)
Modi Vows to Hunt and ‘Punish’ Kashmir Attackers in Fiery Speech (Bloomberg)
India and Pakistan ramp up tit-for-tat spat as tensions mount over Kashmir attack (AP)
India and Pakistan again teeter on the brink of conflict over Kashmir. Here’s why (AP)
Indian army chief in Kashmir as rising tensions with Pakistan spook markets (Reuters)
Indian officials say troops exchanged fire with Pakistani soldiers in disputed Kashmir (AP)
Pakistan and India exchange fire as UN calls for ‘maximum restraint’ (The Guardian)
US Issues New Travel Warning After Kashmir Attack (Newsweek)
Trump Faces New Nuclear Crisis as India-Pakistan Tensions Soar (Newsweek)
India economic outlook dims further as US tariffs dent business sentiment: Reuters poll (Reuters)
Inequalities of Caste and Contract in Sewage Work in Delhi (The Diplomat)
NSB
Nepal’s Long Road To Quake Resilience (Agence France-Presse)
Nepal village ravaged by 2015 earthquake now a reluctant tourist hotspot (Al Jazeera)
Sri Lanka to begin talks with India, UAE for new energy hub (Reuters)
Central Asia
Local Employee of Russian Cultural Agency Detained in Recruitment Case in Kyrgyzstan (The Diplomat)
Uzbekistan in talks with Belgium over return of $108m belonging to jailed ex-president’s daughter, RIA reports (Reuters)
Russian and Chinese tourists discovering Central Asia (EurasiaNet)
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