RASC News Agency: The Ministry of Transportation and Aviation within the Taliban administration recently received correspondence from the Directorate of Taliban Affairs Administration, announcing alterations to the nomenclature of airfields in three provinces. The missive, disseminated on Thursday, December 21st, delineates that this decision emanated from deliberations held by the Taliban cabinet throughout the month.
In accordance with the directive, Abdul Ali Mazari Airport in Bamyan has been rechristened as “Bamyan Airport,” Abdul Karim Khalili Airport now bears the designation “Daykundi Airport,” and General Mohiuddin Ghori Airport has been transformed into “Sultan Ghiasuddin Ghori Airport.” The communication underscores that these modifications were implemented in response to a request from the Ministry of Transportation and Aviation.
It is noteworthy that the Taliban has been actively renaming various institutions and locales, encompassing schools, plaques, and defense establishments, following their regain of control in Afghanistan. In a singular act, they even rebranded Charikar, the central hub of Parwan province, as “Imam Azam” or “Imam Abu Hanifa” city, a decision that has provoked extensive reactions.
In light of this development, Latif Pedram, a seasoned politician and former leader of the Afghanistan National Congress Party, proffered his perspective, positing that the renaming of Charikar to Abu Hanifah (Imam Azam) could be construed as the initiation of historical manipulation and anti-Persian sentiments, akin to the notion of Pashtunization. While expressing respect for the Imam, Pedram asserted, “The Taliban seeks to alter numerous names, using this nomenclature to symbolize their allegiance to their Arab patrons.”
