The Ministry of Information and Culture denied reports of a ban on the sale of Iranian books in the country.

Khabib Ghuffran, the spokesperson for the ministry, called the reports concerning the prohibition of printing, buying, and selling these books baseless and far from reality, stating that no such decision has been made.

“The Book Evaluation Commission has never made such a decision, and the origin of the books, whether Iranian or Afghan, has never been an issue. Books that are imported or written domestically are reviewed by the Book Evaluation Commission in Afghanistan to ensure they do not contradict the principles and policies of the system and Islam,' said Khabib Ghuffran.

Some booksellers emphasized that the caretaker government has collected books from them that were contrary to religious and Islamic teachings.

Mohammad Numan, a bookseller, said: “Books that were against Islam were collected from our libraries, and so far, we have not been told which books to print or not to print.”

Elham, another bookseller, said: “Iranian psychology books are better, and their non-Islamic books are not usable.”

Previously, the Rawadari, a human rights organization, had reported that the caretaker government had banned the purchase and sale of printed books from Iran.