Afghan handmade products, including woolen carpets, are on display at the ongoing Shanghai fair, hoping to win a bigger Chinese market, after the country was ravaged by war. A Global Times reporter ...
VISTA, Calif. — A San Marcos mother who grew up under the oppression of the Taliban in Afghanistan is helping artisans in her homeland. In this Zevely Zone, I previewed the Grand Opening of 'The Rug ...
From AK47s to drones, Afghan 'war rugs' reflect bloody decades. US troops left Afghanistan last month, almost 20 years since the invasion in the War on Terror ...
The 'art of war' isn't lost on Afghan refugees in Pakistan. While the global popularity of Afghan carpets is unquestionable, in recent times, Afghan refugees have resorted to the art of weaving ...
Amid piles of flowery and geometric carpets in an Afghan shop sits a pink rug picturing a Kalashnikov rifle framed by hand grenades. Another shows planes hitting a World Trade Center overlaid by ...