Iran, Afghanistan To Establish Joint Book Distribution Center

Tehran, June 23, IRNA -- Alhoda International, Cultural, Artistic and Publishing Institution intend to establish joint book distribution centers in Mashhad (Khorasan Razavi province) and Kabul (Afghanistan), said the instituteˈs managing director. Hamidreza Shahabadi said the decision was made in his visit to Afghanistan. He noted the visit was aimed at checking the latest condition of Alhodaˈs two distributors in Kabulˈs center and Kabul University and to evaluate the possibility of establishing distribution centers in other Afghan provinces. Shahabadi said, ˈIt was decided in the visit that we can expand Alhodaˈs activities in Kabul, and send newly revised and published Persian books to Kabul Universityˈs Dari language department.ˈ 1420**1420