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A plan for Pashto-language schools in Kabul reveals deep rifts in Afghan society.
While five members of parliament killed in a devastating attack were buried in Kabul, the sixth, Engineer Abdul Matin, was laid to rest in his home province.
The culture of reading newspapers has yet to take root.
Following an outbreak of violence in Herat, the Afghan president tries to retain the support of an important warlord.
Farmers are selling off their animals and trekking to other areas as the lack of rain makes for a long dry summer.
The dilution of presidential powers and the creation of a national commission to oversee major government decision are declared part of the document.