Kabul library bus drives Afghan children to read
The door of the blue bus slides open and dozens of children excitedly bound up the steps, eager to get their hands on hard-to-find books in Kabul’s first mobile library.
The door of the blue bus slides open and dozens of children excitedly bound up the steps, eager to get their hands on hard-to-find books in Kabul’s first mobile library.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The children of Kabul love the blue bus — they rush toward it every time it pulls into their street, eager to come onboard, their young
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