Around 90% of carpets manufactured in Afghanistan are sold in international markets, reflecting a significant increase in exports driven by improved government support and reduced customs barriers.

We meet Ashraf Baburi in Chiba Prefecture who provides work to women in his native Afghanistan by importing traditional rugs they weave, and French-born Stephane Danton who runs a tea store in Tokyo.

KABUL, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan exported 3,960 tons of hand-woven carpets in 2024, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad told local media.

In Herat, Afghanistan, a young woman learns carpet weaving in a vocational training course supported by UNICEF with funding from the Government of Japan. At a UNICEF-supported safe space for women ...

Afghanistan's main export items include coal, saffron, fresh and dry fruits, hand-woven carpets, precious and semi-precious stones. Enditem Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook to join the ...