• Afghanistan
  • Taliban Frees American Tourist Held in Afghanistan Since 2022 (New York Times)
  • American prisoner released by Taliban after first high-level U.S. visit (Washington Post)
  • Trump Secures Release of American Detained in Afghanistan (Wall Street Journal)
  • Taliban Frees US Citizen Glezmann After More Than Two Years (Bloomberg)
  • Taliban release an American man who was abducted while traveling in Afghanistan (AP)
  • American citizen Glezmann freed by Taliban, returning to US (Reuters)
  • British couple held by Taliban due in Afghan court, family say (The Independent)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan Army Captain and 10 Militants Killed in a Security Raid in the Northwest (AP)
• India
  • X sues Indian government over censorship, upping U.S. pressure on Modi (Washington Post)
  • X sues Modi’s government over content removal in new India censorship fight (Reuters)
  • Violence Flares as Hindu Group Calls for Removal of Muslim Ruler’s Tomb (New York Times)
  • India’s $23 billion plan to rival China factories to lapse after it disappoints (Reuters)
  • India grants initial approval for $6 billion defence purchases (Reuters)
  • Judge bars Trump administration from deporting Indian academic over political views (The Guardian)
  • Indian Forces Kill 30 Maoist Rebels, One Soldier Dead (Agence France-Presse)
  • Adani defending key India projects against environmental challenges (Reuters)
  • French tourist sexually assaulted by India tour guide during pilgrimage, police say (The Independent)
• NSB
  • With aid cuts looming, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face halved rations and misery (AP)
  • Rohingya in Bangladesh pray for release of arrested insurgent leader (Reuters)
  • Bangladesh Govt Says Will Not Ban Ousted PM’s Party (Agence France-Presse)
  • Bangladesh reins in inflation, but road to full recovery still rocky (Nikkei Asia)
  • Citizens of tiny Bhutan, ‘Land of the Thunder Dragon,’ may end up on Trump travel ban list (USA Today)
  • Sri Lanka Govt Faces Popularity Test With Local Polls (Agence France-Presse)
  • Sri Lanka Police Chief Denied Bail Over Deadly Raid (Agence France-Presse)
• Central Asia
  • Kyrgyzstan: Seeking Elon Musk-like figures to lead the government (EurasiaNet)
  • How China is Adapting to Tajikistan’s Demand for Security Cooperation (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace – opinion)
• Indo-Pacific
  • Deportees from the US hop embassy to embassy in Panama in a desperate scramble to seek asylum (AP)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

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