• Afghanistan
  • Hegseth Orders a New Review of U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan (New York Times)
  • Hegseth orders new review of Afghanistan withdrawal and suicide bombing at Kabul airport (AP)
  • Pentagon chief orders ‘comprehensive review’ into 2021 US Afghanistan withdrawal (Reuters)
  • Hegseth orders Pentagon to launch comprehensive review into ‘catastrophic’ 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal (FOX News)
  • Hegseth Says He’ll Review Afghanistan Withdrawal After Reviewing Withdrawal (Newsweek)
  • China’s foreign minister meets acting Afghan counterpart (Reuters)
  • Afghan Refugees Should Not Fear Repatriation (The National Interest – opinion)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan Promotes Army Chief After Conflict With India (Bloomberg)
  • Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir promoted to field marshal after recent skirmishes with India (AP)
  • Pakistan army chief General Asim Munir promoted to field marshal (Reuters)
  • In Pakistani-administered Kashmir, security fears grow after Indian attack (Washington Post)
  • Pakistan military warns India is ‘playing with fire’ in Kashmir conflict (Financial Times)
  • A suicide car bomber strikes a school bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing 5 people (AP)
  • Thousands protest after a suspected drone strike kills 4 children in northwest Pakistan (AP)
  • Afghan Female Athletes Flee Taliban Only To Face New Hurdles In Pakistan (Radio Free Europe)
• India
  • Tammy Bruce: State Dept. Restricts Visas for Indian Travel Agents Accused of Aiding Illegal Migration (Breitbart)
  • Bail for Indian professor arrested for comments on India-Pakistan conflict (BBC)
  • Families Wait For Word Of Rohingya Said To Have Been Abandoned At Sea By India (Agence France-Presse)
• NSB
  • Nepal picks new central bank chief after long discord in ruling coalition (Reuters)
  • British ‘drugs mule,’ 21, speaks from behind bars in Sri Lanka prison to reveal HER side of the story (Daily Mail)
• Central Asia
  • Kazakhstan’s oil output rises 2% in May in defiance of OPEC+ (Reuters)
  • Uzbekistan: Hub for electric vehicles in Central Asia – report (EurasiaNet)
  • Uzbekistan’s People’s Democratic Party Declares Itself an Opposition Force (The Diplomat)
• Indo-Pacific
  • Pakistan, India Agree To Withdraw Troops By End May: Security Official (Agence France-Presse)
  • China Backs Efforts by Pakistan, India to Achieve Lasting Ceasefire, Foreign Minister Says (Reuters)
  • China Says It Backs Pakistan In Defending ‘Sovereignty’ (Agence France-Presse)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

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