This photograph taken on July 28, 2026 shows an Afghan miner pouring water over a sieve to separate dirt and stones from gold nuggets at Gulak-Dara valley in Shiwa area of Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province. In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on July 28, 2026 shows Afghan gold miners resting at Gulak-Dara valley in Shiwa area of Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province. In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

People dine at a restaurant in Islamabad on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Farooq NAEEM / AFP via Getty Images)

A general view shows the Chinese-funded project for the port city in Colombo on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP via Getty Images)

A worker operates a truck at the construction site of the Chinese-funded port city project in Colombo on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP via Getty Images)

An electrician replaces a street light in Bengaluru on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

Food-delivery gig workers wait outside a restaurant in Bengaluru on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

An electrician replaces a street light in Bengaluru on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)