• Afghanistan
  • Flash floods kill 21 members of two families in Afghanistan, says official (Reuters)
  • Flash floods kill 21 members of two families in Afghanistan (The Independent)
  • Trump’s ICE Detains Afghans Who Helped U.S. Forces (Reason Magazine)
  • Taliban says ‘misunderstanding’ led to arrest of British couple in Afghanistan (The Guardian)
  • Arrest of British couple in Afghanistan clear example of Taliban lawlessness, former ambassador warns (The Independent)
  • British pensioners detained in Afghanistan are ‘pawns’ in Taliban power struggle (The Telegraph)
  • Taliban continues corporal punishment, flogging 20 Afghans over alleged adultery (VOA)
• Pakistan
  • Exclusive: US to send first special deportation flight to Pakistan with illegal migrants on Thursday (WION)
  • Dying to leave: Why Pakistanis are risking their lives to reach Europe (VOA)
  • Pakistan’s transgender community finds hope and dignity at a culinary school (AP)
• India
  • EU to Seek India’s Help to Enforce Sanctions on Russia (Bloomberg)
  • EU will ask India to cut tariffs on cars, wine to boost ties, reduce reliance on China (Reuters)
  • India must double renewable capacity additions to meet 2030 clean-energy targets, report says (Reuters)
  • India’s renewables sector falling far short of needed investment surge (Financial Times)
  • Billion Indians have no spending money – report (BBC)
  • ‘You need a bath after the bath’: World’s largest religious gathering wraps up after 600 million devotees take holy dip (CNN)
  • India’s vast Hindu festival draws to an end (Agence France-Presse)
  • Modi wants Tesla to build cars in India. Making the plan work may not be easy (CNBC)
  • Musk’s India Move Shows the Cracks in Trump’s Coalition (Bloomberg – opinion)
  • Texas must take advantage of India’s diplomatic train (Dallas Morning News – opinion)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh resumes direct trade with Pakistan after 50 years (The Independent)
  • Tens of thousands gather for Hindu festival at Nepal temple, with many lighting up marijuana joints (AP)
• Central Asia
  • Russian media regurgitating conspiracy theory about US biological warfare experiments in Kazakhstan (EurasiaNet)
  • CPC oil pipeline operator says drone damage repairs to take two months (Reuters)
• Indo-Pacific
  • Rights decline but bright spots in South Asia: Freedom House (Agence France-Presse)
  • Judge temporarily blocks Trump attempt to stop refugee admissions (Washington Post)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

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