The Taliban administration has decided to rename all places and roads across Afghanistan that were previously named after individuals. This directive comes from Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, and under this order, no public place will henceforth be named after any person.<\/p>\n
Habib Ghofran, spokesperson for the Taliban Ministry of Information and Culture, announced on Tuesday, October 7, that the village of \u201cAbbas\u201d in Kabul’s District 6 has been renamed to its former name, \u201cQala-e Haidar Khan.\u201d He also stated that decisions regarding changing the names of \u201cShaheed Arif Khan Intersection\u201d in Kunduz city and \u201cArman Group Intersection\u201d in Maymana are currently under review.<\/p>\n
The Taliban group had previously made similar changes to official and public names, but this new decision, which universally prohibits naming places after individuals, has provoked widespread concern. This move comes even as a large mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif was recently named after the Taliban leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, raising further questions about the real intentions behind this policy.<\/p>\n
Analysts believe this decision is part of the Taliban administration\u2019s efforts to erase cultural, historical, and political symbols from past eras and to impose forced uniformity on Afghanistan\u2019s collective memory. In the absence of a legal framework and inclusive participation, such changes typically disregard public approval and reflect the political desires of Taliban leaders rather than addressing the actual needs of the society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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