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Book clubs bloom in Afghanistan
Reading groups are springing up across Kabul, broadening youthful horizons in a country where books are often censored. In a dimly lit room in west Kabul, stacked with shelves full of books, a small crowd gathers around the warmth of a gas heater. Books clamped under their arms, they are eager to share the stories they’ve read over the course of the week.