Afghanistan, Nov. 1 -- Mir Maftoon, one of Afghanistan's best-known folk musicians, has sparked debate on social media after remarks on ethnic and national identity in a YouTube interview recorded in his home province of Badakhshan.
The interview, conducted by YouTuber Sabawoon Momand during a visit to document the region's cultural traditions, was published on the Sunrise Afghanistan channel.
Maftoon said he is ethnically Tajik but is recognised as Afghan abroad, particularly in neighbouring Tajikistan, because he comes from Afghanistan.
He also spoke against ethnic division, saying labels such as Tajik, Uzbek, Pashtun or Turkmen should not divide people who share one homeland. Afghanistan, he said, can only be built by all its citizens...