Afghanistan
Taliban Appear to Free American Woman Detained in Afghanistan (New York Times)
Taliban releases American woman detained in Afghanistan (Washington Post)
Taliban release detained US citizen Faye Hall (Reuters)
American woman, detained in February by Taliban, released, source says (CBS News)
‘They Will Label Us as Spies’: The Afghan Students Abandoned by America (New York Times)
Afghan pilots who fought in 20-year war against Taliban in limbo after Trump blocks US resettlement plans (CNN)
The Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan (AP)
Pakistan
Pakistan plans to expel 3 million Afghans from the country this year (AP)
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Afghans In Pakistan Brace For Deportations (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan threatens to deport Afghan refugees after Donald Trump’s funding cuts (Financial Times)
‘It means death’: Afghan women’s rights activists face deportation from Pakistan (The Guardian)
Pakistan says it killed 10 civilians during an anti-militant operation in the northwest (AP)
India
India and US making progress towards trade deal, officials say (Reuters)
No Sign Of India Tariff Relief As US Trade Mission Ends (Agence France-Presse)
India, others look to lower trade barriers to avoid Trump reciprocal tariffs (Nikkei Asia)
Trump wants India to buy US corn - but here’s why it probably won’t (BBC)
India signs $7 billion deal for 156 combat helicopters in modernisation push (Reuters)
At least 4 police, 3 suspected militants killed in Kashmir fighting (AP)
Indian security forces kill 16 Maoist rebels in firefight (Reuters)
At least one passenger dead as 11 carriages derailed in India train accident (The Independent)
NSB
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh welcome $73 million in new U.S. financial aid (AP)
Bangladesh’s main opposition warns of instability if elections delayed beyond December (Reuters)
‘My target is those who have looted my banks’: Bangladesh’s bank governor chases vanished assets (The Guardian)
A New Chapter in Dhaka-Beijing Ties? Why Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus Is Visiting China (The Diplomat)
Protests Demanding Restoration of Monarchy in Nepal Turn Deadly (New York Times)
At least 2 dead in Nepal after pro-monarchy supporters clash with police during rally (AP)
Nepal investigates deadly violence in pro-monarchy rally (Reuters)
Three Years After A Revolution, Sri Lanka’s Impressive Recovery (Forbes – opinion)
Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to hold 1st trilateral summit (Nikkei Asia)
Uzbekistan: Free Blogger from Forced Psychiatric Detention (Human Rights Watch)
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