Afghanistan
Rubio highlights emerging terror threat in Afghanistan (VOA)
Trump’s foreign aid pause imperils education programs for Afghan women (Washington Post)
Afghan women’s radio station will resume broadcasts after Taliban lift suspension (AP)
Afghanistan’s only women-led radio station to resume operations after Taliban lifts suspension (FOX News)
This Afghan refugee fought the Taliban. In Trump’s America, he faces a different threat (San Francisco Chronicle)
Children of UK couple arrested in Afghanistan appeal to Taliban for release (AP)
Taliban arrest British couple in their 70s for teaching mothers (The Times)
Pakistan
Pakistan threatens to deport Afghans if US relocation timeline isn’t met (VOA)
Pakistan NGO chief who alleged vote rigging has home sealed (Agence France-Presse)
No passengers, no planes, no benefits. Pakistan’s newest airport is a bit of a mystery (AP)
India
How a false DOGE claim ignited a political firestorm in India (Washington Post)
New Delhi says it is looking into ‘deeply troubling’ information about USAID activities in India (Reuters)
India’s Outrage Machine Devours a Star YouTuber Over a Crude One-Liner (New York Times)
Britain and India to Restart Trade Talks in New Delhi on Monday (Reuters)
UK ministers head to India in search of trade deal they hope will boost economy (The Guardian)
India appoints former central bank chief as Modi’s principal secretary (Reuters)
India’s Modi Uses Mega Hindu Festival To Burnish Credentials (Agence France-Presse)
Tesla Is Again Showing Signs It Wants to Sell Cars in India (New York Times)
American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi lands safely in Rome after security concern (AP)
Indian teenager alleges rape over five years by nearly 60 schoolmates, neighbors, relatives and strangers (CNN)
India bans two drugs behind opioid crisis in West Africa (BBC)
India’s Super Active Chief Diplomat At A Time Of Global Stress (Forbes – opinion)
NSB
Residents attack Bangladesh air force base in altercation with soldiers, leaving 1 dead (AP)
Bangladeshi students, who ousted former PM Hasina, set to launch political party (Reuters)
Tourist, 53, Dies After Trying to Take Selfie While Leaning Out of Train: Reports (People)
Central Asia
Who flew a reconnaissance drone into Kazakhstan? (EurasiaNet)
US, Uzbekistan reaffirm commitment to Central Asia security (VOA)
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