The Role of Universities in Preserving and Strengthening the Languages and Dialects of Afghanistan

Universities and scientific institutions are the most important building blocks of the political, economic, social, and cultural development of human societies. In today's world, changes and developments are accelerating every day. Most of today's scientific advancements are the achievements of universities and research institutions. In this regard, universities and other scientific institutions are also responsible for studying, preserving, and developing the languages and cultural values of society. This is a very important task because some of our languages and cultural values face many challenges due to rapid global changes and influences from other countries and cultures due to globalization. This article analyzes the role of Afghan universities in preserving and developing the languages of Afghanistan in a descriptive-analytical manner. It shows that Afghan universities should conduct serious scientific research on strengthening and expanding the use of the country's official languages. These efforts must be based on serious academic work in the fields of philology, starting with the study of grammar and lexicology, through translations from other languages into the languages of Afghanistan, up to the development of digital spelling checkers and the publication of international journals in the local languages, and last but not least, the development of literature in the languages of Afghanistan. Regarding small linguistic minorities, necessary measures must also be taken to prevent them from completely abandoning their mother tongue in favor of a second or third language. To preserve these languages, vocabulary, writing rules, and oral literature must be collected.