• Afghanistan
  • Two Americans Freed by Taliban in Prisoner Swap (Wall Street Journal)
  • White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar (AP)
  • 2 Americans released in exchange for Taliban prisoner (FOX News)
  • Taliban free 2 Americans in prisoner swap with US (VOA)
  • Trump order leaves Afghans who were approved to resettle in the US in limbo (ABC News)
  • ‘Lives Are In Danger’: Afghans Devastated By Trump’s Refugee Resettlement Suspension (Radio Free Europe)
  • Aid chief says US aid pause ‘disastrous’ for Afghanistan (Reuters)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan says it has agreed $1 bln loan with two Middle Eastern banks (Reuters)
  • Imran Khan aide named in corruption case says he was pressured to testify against former PM (The Independent)
  • Lawmakers in Pakistan’s Punjab impose total ban on kite fliers over safety concerns (AP)
• India
  • Modi Mulls Lower Tariffs, More Imports to Counter Trump’s Threats (Bloomberg)
  • US and India discuss concerns about ‘irregular immigration,’ State Department says (Reuters)
  • Modi’s government planning to repatriate 18,000 Indians living in US illegally (The Guardian)
  • India Near Sale of Russia-Backed Anti-Ship Missiles to Indonesia (Bloomberg)
  • Clash of the handouts as Modi’s BJP seeks to reclaim Delhi after decades (Reuters)
  • Popcorn Is Taxed at Three Rates in India. A Nation Says This Is Why We’re a Mess. (Wall Street Journal)
  • It’s Time for a U.S.-India Trade Deal (Foreign Policy – opinion)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh Eyes Deeper Ties With China as India Relations Suffer (Bloomberg)
  • Bangladesh probe reveals children held in secret jails (Agence France-Presse)
  • ‘We’ve lost all hope’: Rohingya trapped as Bangladesh closes Myanmar border (The Guardian)
  • Bangladeshi opposition leader will push for Tulip Siddiq to be extradited (The Telegraph)
  • Nepal sharply hikes permit fee for Everest climbers (Reuters)
  • Sri Lanka agrees with China’s Sinopec to fast-track $3.7 billion refinery (Reuters)
  • Sri Lanka Orders Ex-leaders To Move Out Of Deluxe Mansions (Agence France-Presse)
• Central Asia
  • Trump administration likely to pursue steady US trade course in Central Asia (EurasiaNet)
  • ‘Give Us Our Wives Back!’ Turkish Husbands Appeal To Turkmenistan (Radio Free Europe)
• Indo-Pacific
  • Quad foreign ministers meet in Washington in signal of Trump’s China focus (Reuters)
  • Quad foreign ministers meet on Day 2 of second Trump era (Nikkei Asia)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

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