The Supreme Council of National Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan extends its heartfelt congratulations on the arrival of 29 Mizan, National Uzbek Language Day, to all compatriots, particularly the Uzbek community of Afghanistan, as well as intellectuals, writers, poets, researchers, educators, and all those dedicated to preserving the Uzbek language and culture.
The Uzbek language, as one of Afghanistan’s official and deeply rooted languages, represents a valuable part of the country’s historical, cultural, and civilizational identity. It has played an important role in enriching literature, culture, and knowledge, as well as strengthening coexistence among Afghanistan’s diverse ethnic communities. Preserving, promoting, and safeguarding this language is a shared national responsibility.
Afghanistan is a land of cultural and linguistic diversity, and this diversity is not a source of division but rather a source of richness, solidarity, and strength for the national identity. Respecting the country’s national languages and ensuring equal opportunities for their growth and flourishing are essential requirements of a just, democratic system founded on citizens’ rights.
Regrettably, in recent years, the monopolistic and discriminatory policies of the Taliban group have increasingly restricted cultural, educational, and media activities involving many of Afghanistan’s national languages, including Uzbek. Restricting the right to education, publication, cultural production, and the presence of national languages in public institutions not only violates the fundamental rights of citizens but also undermines national solidarity, social cohesion, and Afghanistan’s cultural heritage.
The Supreme Council of National Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan firmly believes that lasting peace, political stability, and national unity can only be achieved through justice, equality, and respect for the country’s ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversity. The Afghanistan of the future must be a country in which all citizens, without any form of discrimination, enjoy the right to learn and teach, produce scholarly and cultural works, and freely use their mother tongues.
While commemorating National Uzbek Language Day, we call upon all cultural and scientific institutions, media organizations, academics, and cultural figures of the country to play an active and responsible role in preserving, developing, and passing this invaluable heritage on to future generations. Safeguarding national languages means safeguarding our shared identity, national cohesion, and a future founded on justice, freedom, and mutual respect.
The Supreme Council of National Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan once again reaffirms its commitment to establishing a political system based on the will of the people, the rule of law, justice, equality of citizenship, and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, including the cultural and linguistic rights of all ethnic communities in Afghanistan. The Council firmly believes that lasting peace and stability can only be achieved through the equal participation of all citizens and respect for the country’s ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversity.