Four Afghan brothers have hauled their family's carpet loom out of storage in the desperate hope of earning a living as the nation's economy teeters on the edge of ruin.
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In this picture taken on November 21, 202 Afghan people weave a carpet in a house on the outskirts of Herat. - Around 1.5 million Afghans of a population of 38 million work in the carpet sector according to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. -- Photo: Hector Retamal/ AFP
2021-12-12 14:09:04
Four Afghan brothers have hauled their family's carpet loom out of storage in the desperate hope of earning a living as the nation's economy teeters on the edge of ruin.
The Haidari brothers now spend their days sitting abreast on a squat bench -- as generations of the family did before them -- weaving the complex rugs for which Afghanistan is famed.
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