Afghanistan
Afghans evacuated by US in chaos of withdrawal are languishing in foreign camps, documents reveal (The Guardian)
Families of Americans held by Taliban plead with Biden to ‘do the right thing’ (The Independent)
Gold Star families devastated by Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal endorse Hegseth for SecDef (FOX News)
Biden’s best foreign policy decision started with telling the truth (MSNBC – opinion)
2025 Must Be The End Of Gender Apartheid In Afghanistan (Forbes – opinion)
Pakistan
Pakistan Orders Inquiry After Complaints That Airline Ad Evoked 9/11 (New York Times)
World Bank makes 10-year plan with Pakistan for $20 billion in funding (Reuters)
Pakistan’s Imran Khan Defiant Even As Longer Sentence Looms (Agence France-Presse)
Residents in violence-hit Pakistani district face malnutrition, depression (VOA)
India
India’s navy launches submarine, warships to guard against China’s presence in Indian Ocean (AP)
India’s Triple Naval Launch Shows ‘Self-reliance’: Modi (Agence France-Presse)
Why did US exclude India from unrestricted access to AI chips? (VOA)
India steps up diplomatic relations with the Taliban as rival Pakistan loses influence in Afghanistan (FOX News)
Why India is reaching out to the Taliban now (BBC)
The World’s Largest Human Gathering Begins in India (New York Times)
Dense fog over Indian capital delays flights, trains (Reuters)
One Indian national killed, another wounded while serving in Russian army (Reuters)
Police in India arrest 44 men accused of raping girl over five year period (The Independent)
NSB
Bangladesh Supreme Court acquits ex-Prime Minister Zia, clearing the way for her to run in elections (AP)
Bangladesh’s Yunus demands return of stolen billions (Agence France-Presse)
Videos reveal new incidents of deadly brutality by Bangladesh police (The Guardian)
UK minister quits while facing questions over links to ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina (AP)
U.K. minister Tulip Siddiq resigns over ties to ousted Bangladesh PM (Reuters)
Garment factory closures cast dark shadow over Bangladesh economy (Nikkei Asia)
Sri Lanka seeks to navigate China-India rivalry and emerge from its economic crisis (AP)
Central Asia
Kazakh Jailed For 4.5 Years For Fighting In Ukraine (Agence France-Presse)
Indo-Pacific
How rising India-Bangladesh tension sparked visa crisis (Deutsche Welle)
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