• Afghanistan
  • I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Taliban Leader for Persecution of Afghan Women and Girls (New York Times)
  • ICC prosecutor seeks warrants for Taliban leaders over women’s rights (Washington Post)
  • ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan (Reuters)
  • Afghan women’s group hails court’s move to arrest Taliban leaders for persecution of women (AP)
  • Two Americans remain in Taliban custody following prisoner exchange (Washington Examiner)
  • Afghan refugees feel ‘betrayed’ by Trump order blocking move to US (BBC)
  • He helped the U.S. bomb the Taliban. Now, Trump’s refugee ban has stranded him in Afghanistan (San Francisco Chronicle)
  • Veterans groups ask Trump to reconsider immigration executive order, cite impacts on Afghan partners (FOX News)
  • Taliban flog 12 Afghans, including women, for adultery, eloping (VOA)
  • China Vows to ‘Combat Terrorism’ After ISIS-Claimed Attack Kills Citizen (Newsweek)
  • Germany working hard to deport more criminals to Afghanistan, says interior minister (Reuters)
• Pakistan
  • Afghan refugees urge Pakistan to ease visa regime after Trump’s pause on US resettlement programs (AP)
  • Afghans in Pakistan awaiting US resettlement feel betrayal after Trump order (Reuters)
  • Pakistan’s Imran Khan calls off talks with government after latest conviction (Reuters)
• India
  • India, China Diplomats to Meet in Beijing to Pursue Better Ties (Bloomberg)
  • India foreign secy to visit Beijing for talks to revive ties (Reuters)
  • ‘Dam for a dam’: India, China edge towards a Himalayan water war (Al Jazeera)
  • India open to return of undocumented Indians in US (VOA)
  • Passengers Fled a Train Over Fears of a Fire. Then Another Train Hit Them. (New York Times)
  • German-Indian JV emerges as sole contender for $5 billion India submarine deal (Reuters)
  • India Has Good Reason to Help Shore Up Trump’s Wall (Bloomberg – opinion)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh’s high growth under ousted PM Hasina was ‘fake’, interim head Yunus says (Reuters)
  • Bangladesh frees 178 troops over deadly 2009 mutiny (Agence France-Presse)
  • Sri Lanka revokes power purchase deal with Adani Group, AFP reports (Reuters)
• Central Asia
  • Tajikistan launches crackdown on ‘witchcraft’ and fortune-telling (Agence France-Presse)
  • VOA Uzbek: Human rights conditions have worsened across Central Asia, HRW says (VOA)
  • Trump’s Russia Gambit Puts Central Asia on Notice (The Diplomat)
• Twitter
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