On the national level, the library supports international cultural exchange by hosting lectures, discussions, internships and various projects with foreign guests.

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Afghan journalists can get help there with their work, sign up for courses, use a library and modern communication and publishing equipment, and attend discussions and lectures given by local and foreign guests.

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Here in Washington this weekend, at the annual Convention of the American Library Association, delegates got a rare peek at the workings of a secret panel - the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance court, which authorizes wiretaps on people in the United States.

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