Atmar: Spreading hatred about language and identity weakens national solidarity

Elaha Fri Sep 2026 2 weeks ago 193

Atmar wrote on X on Thursday that such approaches, whether deliberate or unwitting, undermine the Afghan people's collective efforts to achieve "sustainable peace" and a "legitimate system." Referencing the 2004 Constitution, he said that the people of Afghanistan at that time reached a "historic agreement" on fundamental rights and freedoms, national identity, languages, and the political system—an agreement grounded in the equality of citizens, justice, and a shared destiny.


Afghanistan's former Foreign Minister emphasized that insulting the language or identity of any group of people, as well as claims of superiority and monopolistic tendencies, contradict that national agreement. According to him, Afghanistan's linguistic and cultural diversity should be regarded as a point of strength, not a source of weakness. He recalled that the Constitution recognized Dari Persian and Pashto as official languages and also granted official status to Uzbek, Turkmen, Pashayi, Nuristani, Balochi, and Pamiri languages in regions where they are predominantly spoken.


Atmar added that Afghanistan's diverse ethnic groups and communities have, throughout history, contributed to the growth and enrichment of the country's languages, particularly Dari and Pashto, and this heritage should be a shared source of pride. He said the previous government, while preserving and developing Dari Persian and Pashto, also supported the growth of Afghanistan's other languages, and this policy should continue to be part of efforts toward peace, equal rights, and national unity.


This reaction came after Lutfullah Hakimi, the Taliban Ministry of Defense's chief inspector, stated in an interview that Persian and Pashto are Afghanistan's official languages, but only Pashto is the national language. Several Taliban officials have also said that this administration does not believe in the term "national," and Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban's leader, previously issued an order to remove the suffix "national" from the names of government institutions. Atmar concluded by emphasizing: "Afghanistan's diverse languages and identities are our shared heritage and national wealth. Safeguarding the dignity of each one is safeguarding the dignity of all of us."



Hanif Atmar, Afghanistan's former Foreign Minister, has condemned recent remarks by a Taliban official about the Persian language, deeming them part of efforts to sow division and undermine national unity in the country. He stated that spreading hatred regarding language and identity harms the unity of the people and serves psychological warfare and the fueling of discord.

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