Tajik Identity Under Strain in Taliban’s Afghanistan - Republic Policy

Tajik Identity Under Strain in Taliban’s Afghanistan - Republic Policy

Arshad Mahmood Awan In northern and northeastern Afghanistan, particularly in the provinces of Badakhshan, Takhar, Kunduz, Panjshir, and Baghlan, the Tajik population is facing one of the most sensitive moments in its modern history. Comprising nearly a quarter of Afghanistan’s total population, Tajiks have long been integral to the nation’s political, literary, and cultural life. Yet under Taliban rule, many within this community feel their ide…