Afghanistan
The Taliban and Burkina Faso ambassadors pledge new trade and mining cooperation (AP)
Taliban Prepares to Send Top Diplomat to Beijing (Breitbart)
Inside the Extraordinary Contradictions in Trump’s Immigration Policies (New York Times)
White House welcomes Afrikaners to the U.S., but drops protection for Afghan allies (NPR)
Green Berets demand justice for Afghan ‘brother’ they fought side-by-side with against the Taliban after he’s killed over parking space in Texas (New York Post)
Pakistan
Pakistan Deports Afghans Awaiting U.S. Resettlement (Reason Magazine)
Pakistan says it is committed to truce with India, vows to respond to aggression (Reuters)
Pakistan Returns Indian Border Guard Captured After Kashmir Attack (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistan’s use of J-10C jets and missiles exposes potency of Chinese weaponry (The Guardian)
Pakistan Isn’t That Risky Anymore. Its Economy Is a Mini-Miracle. (Agence France-Presse)
India
As Trump Crows Over Ending a Conflict, India’s Leaders Feel Betrayed (New York Times)
India disputes Trump’s claim that trade incentives led to the India-Pakistan ceasefire (AP)
India’s military says it killed 3 militants in a gunfight in disputed Kashmir (AP)
India expels Pakistan diplomat as war of words simmers in place of fighting (Al Jazeera)
India Signals Tougher US Trade Stance as China’s Tactic Pays Off (Bloomberg)
India’s trade minister to lead delegation to US for trade talks, say sources (Reuters)
14 people die from drinking toxic liquor in India (AP)
In one Indian city, reflective paint and bus stop sprinklers offer relief from killer heat (AP)
NSB
Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina’s party barred from election as party registration suspended (Reuters)
Maldives: Communities Lack Equitable Access to Water (Human Rights Watch)
Central Asia
Eurasia is a significant source of methane emissions – report (EurasiaNet)
Kazakhstan’s Slow Shift Away From Celebrating Victory Day (The Diplomat)
Tajikistan decriminalises ‘liking’ social media posts deemed extremist (Reuters)
Restrictions, discrimination do not significantly stem Tajik migration flow to Russia (EurasiaNet)
Uzbekistan and Afghanistan: A New Era of Limited Recognition (The Diplomat)
Indo-Pacific
How India and Pakistan pulled back from the brink with US-brokered ceasefire (Reuters)
One casualty in the Indo-Pakistan fighting: The truth (Washington Post – opinion)
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