The Dostum Foundation hosted a gathering in Ankara, Turkey, to celebrate the official status of Uzbek and Turkmen languages. Participants strongly criticized the Taliban group’s linguistic policies, describing them as an attempt to erase non-Pashtun identities in Afghanistan .
Speakers highlighted that since the fall of the Republic, native languages like Uzbek and Turkmen have been marginalized in schools and public offices. They argued that these actions violate the linguistic rights of ethnic minorities and undermine the country’s cultural diversity .
The event served as a symbol of cultural resilience for Turkic-speaking Afghans facing suppression at home. Activists warned that the Taliban’s continued disregard for regional languages poses a serious threat to national unity and ethnic coexistence .
Ankara Gathering Criticizes Taliban’s Suppression of Turkic Languages
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