HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Bookstore owners in western Herat province are worried about the uncertain future of their business.
However, the Information and Culture Department claims having taken effective steps in recent months to promote the culture of reading.
Ghulam Farooq Mahmoodi, a bookseller in Herat City, told Pajhwok Afghan News many culturists, educated individuals and youth had left the country, leaving a negative impact on the reading culture.
“Book sales have dropped to zero while previously we had a profitable business,” he added.
Mahmoodi said more often than not, he was unable to pay the rent of his shop because . . .
