The end of the U.S.-led military intervention in Afghanistan has resulted in the withdrawal of most foreign aid workers and contractors. It may well also spell the demise of the country’s war rug ...

The rug designs tend to contain symbols – AK-47s, 9/11 and drones – that reflect an outsider’s understanding of war. Kevin Sudeith, courtesy of WarRug.com, CC BY-SA The end of the U.S.-led military ...

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, New Yorkers on a stroll by the P.S. 321 Park Slope flea market are startled by a pair of rugs flung casually over a fence surrounding the public school playground. * ...

BAHAWA, Afghanistan — This isolated village of dome-shaped mud huts has no school, electricity or running water. Most of the wheat and vegetable crops have withered in the droughts that have punished ...

1 of 6 — Afghan war rugs featuring U.S. drones is a recent trend in the market, says collector Kevin Sudeith. 3 of 6 — This war rug features the infamous AK-47 rifle, a weapon that has become ...

Unknown maker in Afghanistan, “Twin Towers Rug,” after 2001, acquired in Kabul, Afghanistan, private collection, 2004, knotted wool, 32 ¼ x 22 ¾ inches (all images courtesy SMoCA unless noted) ...

Afghan rugs traditionally have geometric patterns, flowers and other pleasant and whimsical designs. But contemporary rugs made mostly by Afghan women feature images of soldiers, fighter jets, world ...

More than three decades of war have damaged Afghanistan's once-thriving carpet industry, but weavers are tapping into the bloody past to boost their fortunes with "war rugs" depicting guns, tanks and ...

Q: My family and I are wondering about this rug we found in our stepdad’s home. He and our mother traveled quite a lot and we were wondering if they smuggled this out of Turkey when they were there ...

Jamal J. Elias does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Weavers are tapping into the bloody past to boost their fortunes Kabul: More than three decades of war have damaged Afghanistan’s once-thriving carpet industry, but weavers are tapping into the bloody ...