Afghanistan
The Taliban leader slams Trump’s travel ban on Afghans and calls the US an ‘oppressor’ (AP)
‘Return to your country’ Kabul tells Afghans rebuffed by Washington (Agence France-Presse)
Travel ban may shut door for Afghan family to bring niece to US for a better life (AP)
Afghans who helped US war effort feel betrayed by Trump’s travel ban (CNN)
U.S. Abandons Afghan Allies as Trump Administration Shuts Down Resettlement Programs (Reason – opinion)
Kabul at risk of becoming first modern city to run out of water, report warns (The Guardian)
Pakistan
Pakistani Delegation: ‘Trump Is not Being Celebrated Enough’ for Ceasefire with India (Breitbart)
From Pakistan to Spain via the Canaries, smugglers are using longer, more dangerous migration routes (AP)
Pakistan: Blasphemy Laws Exploited for Blackmail, Profit (Human Rights Watch)
India
US trade team said to extend India stay as talks gather momentum (Bloomberg)
India, U.S. trade talks extended as deadline looms for interim deal, say sources (Reuters)
FBI Working With India to Disrupt Chinese Fentanyl Network—Kash Patel (Newsweek)
Carney invites Modi to G7 summit despite strained ties between Canada and India (AP)
Canada’s Last Minute G-7 Invite to Modi Signals a Thaw (Bloomberg – opinion)
UK and India Discuss ‘Counter-Terrorism’ Cooperation After Pakistan Ceasefire (Reuters)
India Holds Major Air Drill Near Pakistan Weeks After Giant Dogfight (Newsweek)
India vows to keep up development in Kashmir after tourist attack (Reuters)
Musk’s Starlink gets key license to launch satellite internet services in India (AP)
Can India dodge the fallout of US-China trade war and decoupling push? (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
NSB
Bangladesh to hold national elections in April 2026, interim leader Yunus says (AP)
Bangladesh to hold election in first half of April 2026, interim PM says (Reuters)
Tulip Siddiq requests meeting with Bangladeshi leader over corruption allegation (The Guardian)
Nepal ex-PM faces graft charge over land deal with Indian yoga guru’s firm (Reuters)
Central Asia
Central Asian Leaders Groom Their Offspring As Successors With Moscow Meetings (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakhstan president replaces ministers of defence and transport (Reuters)
Promises Of High-Paid Work Lure Kyrgyz Into Russian Drug Trade (Radio Free Europe)
Kyrgyzstan removes towering Lenin statue from second city (AP)
Fertile Land And Clean Air At Risk: Chinese Mining Alarms Villagers In Serbia And Tajikistan (Radio Free Europe)
Indo-Pacific
Trump’s expansive new travel ban takes effect for 19 countries (Washington Post)
Twitter
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
NSB
Central Asia
SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS
SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS