When it comes to what to depict on rugs, Afghan weavers traditionally turn to what’s most familiar. So in the 1980s, when the Mujahedeen were fighting back the Soviet occupation, some local weavers ...

When Shams Frough graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago, he had two major goals: to make a little money before starting medical school and to support weavers in Afghanistan. The Taliban ...

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 ...

Amid piles of flowery and geometric carpets in an Afghan shop sits a pink rug picturing a Kalashnikov rifle framed by hand grenades. Another shows planes hitting a World Trade Center overlaid by ...

To save the women of Afghanistan, Connie Duckworth interweaves business and charity. At a recent cocktail party at New York's Connoisseur's Antique Fair, Manolo Blahnik-heeled women cooed over ...

Something odd is happening down at Farid Niazi’s snug, dimly lighted carpet shop. Though sales at many businesses have plummeted since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Niazi’s Persian Rug Gallery in ...

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In nine Afghan villages this year, 43 women used new looms to weave their magic for an unlikely customer far away — the world’s largest office furniture company, Steelcase Inc. Their creations, 43 ...

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 ...

Amid piles of flowery and geometric carpets in an Afghan shop sits a pink rug of a Kalashnikov rifle framed by hand grenades. Another shows planes hitting a World Trade Center overlaid by Afghan and ...