Afghanistan
Despite war’s end, Afghanistan remains deep in crisis: UN relief chief (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistan
Pakistan warns of an Indian attack, while quietly urging de-escalation (Washington Post)
Pakistan says intelligence suggests Indian military action likely soon (Reuters)
Pakistan Claims To Have ‘Credible Intelligence’ Of Imminent Indian Strike (Radio Free Europe)
3 Pakistani security personnel killed in raid on a militant hideout (AP)
India
India Renews Call for ‘Justice’ After Rubio Urges De-Escalation (Bloomberg)
India wants Kashmir attackers brought to justice, foreign minister tells Rubio (Reuters)
Indian Embassy: Terrorists Behind Attack Will Be Brought to Justice (Newsweek)
Kashmir Is a Wonderland. An Attack Shows It Is Also a Cradle of Despair. (New York Times)
Indian survivors of Kashmir attack say gunmen asked if they were Hindus and opened fire (AP)
India closes airspace to Pakistan airlines as tensions rise (Reuters)
Trump Says He Has ‘Potential Deals’ With India, South Korea, Japan (Reuters)
White House moving ‘as fast as possible’ on India trade deal, Navarro says (CNBC)
Modi drops out of attending Victory Day celebration in Moscow (The Independent)
India Approves Caste Count Along With Long-Delayed Census (Bloomberg)
NSB
Bangladesh Begins Three Days Of Mass Political Rallies (Agence France-Presse)
Bangladesh Grants Bail To Outspoken Hindu Monk (Agence France-Presse)
‘We Have Not Heard From My Brother’: The Missing Bhutanese Deportees (New York Times)
US funds supported Nepal’s growing LGBTQ+ community. Now that money is gone (AP)
Central Asia
Gold mine no cash cow for Kyrgyz government (EurasiaNet)
Uzbekistan agrees to pay for and accept 131 Central Asian illegal immigrants in landmark agreement (FOX News)
US deports 131 Central Asian migrants to Uzbekistan, Fox News reports (Reuters)
US partners with Uzbekistan on paid deportation operation (Washington Examiner)
Indo-Pacific
US Urges India and Pakistan to De-Escalate Amid Fears of Clash (Bloomberg)
Rubio calls India and Pakistan in effort to defuse crisis over Kashmir attack (AP)
US urges India and Pakistan to work with each other to reduce tensions (Reuters)
US urges India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions (Financial Times)
Water or blood: tensions grow over India and Pakistan’s shared rivers (Financial Times)
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