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The present Afghan Government encourages the diffusion
of the Pashto language among all classes by every possible means.
Every Government official is required to learn this language and
to appear in an examination. Special classes are conducted in
each office to teach Pashto. Because of this encouragement,
Pashto literature has made considerable progress recently and a
large number of books and periodicals have appeared.
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