• Afghanistan
  • U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says (NBC News)
  • Hundreds of veterans, others urge Trump to continue resettling at-risk Afghans (Reuters)
  • Taliban refute Trump’s claims on US financial aid to Afghanistan (VOA)
  • Is the US Funding the Taliban? What Records Show (Newsweek)
  • U.K. Special Forces Allowed to ‘Get Away With Murder’ in Afghanistan, Inquiry Told (New York Times)
  • The Hidden Lifeline for Afghans: Remittances (The Diplomat)
• Pakistan
  • Aid convoy reaches remote district in NW Pakistan after prolonged blockade amid sectarian violence (AP)
  • Separatists attack a government office and burn a police station in restive southwest Pakistan (AP)
  • Looser oversight of Pakistan religious schools spurs extremism fears (Nikkei Asia)
• India
  • The Biden Administration Pursues Last-Minute Diplomacy With India (Foreign Policy)
  • At least 6 die in a stampede at a temple in southern India, a report says (AP)
  • India’s Tirupati temple stampede: Six dead as thousands gather for free pass (Reuters)
  • India: At least 6 dead in temple stampede (Deutsche Welle)
  • Survivor recounts harrowing escape from deadly mine collapse in India (BBC)
  • India to sign mining pact with Mongolia soon, govt source says (Reuters)
  • H-1B: Visa row under Trump fuels anxiety for Indian dreamers (BBC)
  • India’s Deepening Slowdown Dashes Hopes for New Era of 8% Growth (Bloomberg)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh Garment Industry Rebounds, But Workers Say Little Change (Agence France-Presse)
  • Sri Lanka Jails Firebrand Monk For Insulting Islam (Agence France-Presse)
  • Sri Lanka’s Dilemmas Over Chinese ‘Research’ Vessels (The Diplomat)
• Central Asia
  • Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek Prime Ministers Meet at Trilateral Junction (The Diplomat)
  • Central Asian states contending with HMPV cases (EurasiaNet)
• Indo-Pacific
  • India, Afghanistan Seek to Revive Trade As Relations Thaw (Bloomberg)
  • Indian and Afghan officials meet again despite lack of formal diplomatic ties (AP)
  • India to consider engaging in development projects in Afghanistan (Reuters)
  • Taliban say India is a ‘significant regional partner’ after meeting (Reuters)
  • India boosts diplomatic contacts with Afghanistan’s Taliban (VOA)
• Twitter
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  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS

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