KABUL (SW) – Traders involved with carpet weaving and export say their businesses got hit severely following the establishment of the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan.
According to the Carpet Exporters’ Union, with the fall of the previous government and the rise of the Islamic Emirate, carpet exports to other countries have stopped and domestic demand has declined.
A number of carpet sellers in Kabul confirmed that their business has been hurt and they are facing many problems.
Afghan carpets have a good market in many parts of the world, but now their exports has been halted.
Abdul Wadud Khan, the director of the Carpet Exporters’ Union, said that with the rise of the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate, carpet exports have stagnated and domestic sales have declined.
According to him, in the last month, some 74,000 square meters of carpets were exported via land routes while another 10,000 square meters by air corridors, but now this process has stopped.
A number of carpet sellers in Kabul also said that their business is stagnant and they are facing many economic problems.
According to them, not only has the export of carpets to foreign countries stopped, but also domestic sales have decreased.
Carpet exports to foreign countries are an important part of Afghanistan’s overall exports, and a large number of men and women work in the field of carpet weaving in the country. There has always been concern in the country that Pakistani traders are exporting Afghan carpets to labelled as Made in Pakistan.
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