Taliban’s Information and Culture Department Prints 11,000 Books for Mother Tongues in Afghanistan

The Taliban’s Information and Culture Department has announced the printing of 11,000 books aimed at strengthening and preserving mother tongues in the country. According to officials from the department, this initiative includes not only the country’s official languages but also local and regional languages.

Khabib Ghafran, spokesperson for the department, stated in an audio message sent to the media that over the past three years, efforts have been made to sustain and develop both official languages and local languages. He did not provide further details regarding the types of books, the languages covered, or the distribution areas.

Afghanistan is a multilingual country where, besides the official languages, many local languages are spoken in various provinces and districts. Cultural experts have consistently emphasized that effective support for mother tongues requires long-term planning, the publication of standard educational resources, and equal access across all regions of the country.

Meanwhile, some observers believe that the Taliban administration’s cultural policies should be designed to ensure that all ethnic groups and residents have non-discriminatory access to educational and cultural resources, and that the production and distribution of cultural works should be carried out with greater transparency.