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language politics in Central Asia
![Decoding the Taliban’s Anti-Persianism Decoding the Taliban’s Anti-Persianism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-08-132153.jpg)
Decoding the Taliban’s Anti-Persianism
By Javeed Ahwar
The Taliban’s anti-Persian stance is rooted in their educational and cultural background, but also reflects a longstanding desire by successive Afghan governments to displace the Persian language.
![Uzbekistan’s Drawn-out Journey From Cyrillic to Latin Script Uzbekistan’s Drawn-out Journey From Cyrillic to Latin Script](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-19-164011.jpg)
Uzbekistan’s Drawn-out Journey From Cyrillic to Latin Script
By Niginakhon Saida
Visit Uzbekistan and you’ll see a variety of alphabets used, a product of the country’s many changes and the long march toward fully using a Latin script.
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