That is why we started carpets again,” said Rauf, at 28 the eldest of the brothers who all live and work in Kabul. “Someone who knows how to weave carpets will never be without work,” says Muhammad Taghi, whose family has worked with Haji Abdul Qader for a decade. We make in our country these carpets that will be sold the world over as Afghan carpets,” Muhammad Taghi said. “Foreigners are not here to buy them,” complained Kabir Rauf, sitting idle in his Kabul market stand surrounded by hundreds of carpets. Air links to the Gulf have been restored, and, from there, his carpets can fly across the world.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 12, 2021 16:30 UTC