Afghanistan
Office overseeing Afghan resettlement in US told to start planning closure, sources say (Reuters)
Taliban representatives visit Tokyo for talks with Japanese officials (AP)
Men, women experience near daily floggings in Afghanistan (VOA)
Pakistan
Pakistan wants to expel all Afghan refugees from the country, says Afghan embassy (AP)
7 killed after militants intercept passenger buses in restive southwestern Pakistan (AP)
Insurgents kill seven bus passengers in southwestern Pakistan (VOA)
‘Died for stealing chocolate’: Pakistan anger over death of child maid (BBC)
New Forms Of Higher Education For Building Pakistan’s Future (Forbes)
India
US SEC seeks India’s help in Adani fraud probe (Reuters)
Trump scraps $21m US funds for voter turnout in India: ‘They got a lot more money’ (The Independent)
India to Allow Ambassador-Level Taliban Post to Counter China (Bloomberg)
Qatar commits to investing $10 bln in India (Reuters)
US emerges as 5th top oil seller to India in January, Russia at No.1 (Reuters)
Record Stomach Flu Outbreaks in India Show Lurking Health Risks (Bloomberg)
Death of 20-year-old Nepali student at Indian university sparks protests and diplomatic outcry (The Independent)
Police in disputed Kashmir raid bookstores, seizing books related to Islamic group (AP)
Tesla picks showroom sites in New Delhi, Mumbai to start India sales, sources say (Reuters)
Meta says it plans to build the world’s longest undersea internet cable (Los Angeles Times)
NSB
Facing Islamist threats, Bangladesh girls forced to cancel football matches (BBC)
Nepal Took a Risk on a $500 Million U.S. Grant. It May Now Regret It. (New York Times)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan to contact Ukraine over drone attack on Caspian pipeline, official says (Reuters)
Russia says drone attack cut oil via Kazakhstan Caspian pipeline by up to 40% (Reuters)
Uzbekistan: Shadow economy responsible for generating over one-third of GDP (EurasiaNet)
Child marriage remains a “persistent challenge” in Eurasia – report (EurasiaNet)
Indo-Pacific
Nearly 300 deportees from US held in Panama hotel as officials try to return them to their countries (AP)
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