• Afghanistan
  • Many Afghans living in the U.S. fear being tortured or killed if they get deported (NPR)
• Pakistan
  • US Consulate General in Pakistan’s Lahore directs staff to shelter in place (Reuters)
  • US Issues Pakistan Travel Warning After India Drone Attack (Newsweek)
  • US Embassy in Pakistan advises Americans to leave conflict areas (The Hill)
  • Pakistan’s Defense Minister Welcomes U.S. Help to Ease Tensions With India (New York Times)
  • Pakistan says it shot down 12 Indian drones and 1 attacked military target (AP)
  • Pakistan Warns Will ‘Avenge’ Deaths From Indian Strikes (Agence France-Presse)
• India
  • How India Is Trying to Squeeze Pakistan Far From the Battlefield (New York Times)
  • The Symbolism Behind India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ (New York Times)
  • India strikes alleged headquarters of militant groups in Pakistan’s heartland (Reuters)
• NSB
  • Bhutan partners with Binance to launch first tourism crypto payments (TheStreet)
  • Sri Lanka Gets $1 Billion From World Bank, Jobs in Focus (Reuters)
  • World Bank Grants Cash-strapped Sri Lanka $1.0bn Loan (Agence France-Presse)
  • Sri Lanka ruling party wins local elections (Agence France-Presse)
• Central Asia
  • Migrants Beaten In Moscow Cafe As Crackdown On Central Asians Intensifies (Radio Free Europe)
  • Saudi Arabia Goes Whistling Past the Kazakh Oil Graveyard (Bloomberg – opinion)
  • Saudi Arabia Suspends E-Visas for Citizens of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan (The Diplomat)
• Indo-Pacific
  • Trump says he hopes India and Pakistan stop now after going ‘tit-for-tat’ (Reuters)
  • Trump offers to ‘help’ relieve conflict between India and Pakistan (CNBC)
  • Trump offers to help India, Pakistan amid growing conflict: ‘I want to see them stop’ (FOX News)
  • India and Pakistan Face Off but Seek to Contain Fallout (Wall Street Journal)
  • Global leaders call for ‘restraint’ as India-Pakistan tensions escalate (BBC)
  • India and Pakistan May Have an Off-Ramp After Their Clash. Will They Take It? (New York Times)
  • For India and Pakistan, a path to de-escalation (Washington Post – opinion)
  • ‘Unresolved history’: 3 columnists on India-Pakistan tensions (Washington Post – opinion)
  • India Tries to Subdue the Threat From Pakistan (Wall Street Journal – opinion)
  • U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show (Washington Post)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS