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2023-08-14 Afghanistan

Afghan Carpet Exports Surge by 30%, Ministry Reports

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Posted by trailing wife 2023-08-14 00:32|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [15 views ] Top

#1 My EX was really into silk carpets buying them in India and Iran, never heard her say that Afghan carpets are the best

Posted by Herb Johnson6409 2023-08-14 05:32|| 2023-08-14 05:32|| Front Page Top

#2 During the late unpleasantness my oldest son sent his mother an afghan made by Afghans in Afghanistan.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-08-14 08:34|| 2023-08-14 08:34|| Front Page Top

#3 "Our carpet is the best in the world." Dream on Babu. Afghan carpets are third rank. This surge indicates that Afghan families are selling their carpets because they need funds to survive.

Posted by Jerens Black9355 2023-08-14 09:11|| 2023-08-14 09:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Carpets the new word for opium?

Posted by BrerRabbit 2023-08-14 10:20|| 2023-08-14 10:20|| Front Page Top

#5 They may have been the best in the 70s when they were all the rage. But having a country continuously at war with warlords making everyone's life shit has a way of degrading the quality.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-08-14 10:26|| 2023-08-14 10:26|| Front Page Top

#6 No, the Taliban have shut down the opium fields.

Yessirre-bob they sure dud. Farmers are planting wheat instead. And boy, the neocons are furious. They're saying we need to re-invade to restore the opium supply. Yes, really.

You know the opiates that have utterly wrecked poor Americans? All of them came from Afghanistan. The flow could have been stopped at any time. Instead US soldiers guarded the fields.

Posted by Harcourt Tholuse6841 2023-08-14 10:28|| 2023-08-14 10:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Yes, yes, Herb. Oh, sorry — Harcourt Tholuse6841. We addressed the question of opium here yesterday. Do catch up.

Also, nobody talks about neocons anymore, because most of them have been claquing for Joe Biden for years. Where have you been that you missed that, buddy?

Posted by trailing wife 2023-08-14 11:28|| 2023-08-14 11:28|| Front Page Top

#8 #5 During the Russian invasion of Afghanistan the women began putting out war carpets, with rather modern depictions of helicopters, AKs, etc. They were rather interesting. However, the traditional Afghan focus on rusts, reds, blacks and browns, and the use of stylized 'guls' have never really attracted serious buyers like the rugs from the Caucasus, Iran and Turkey have.

Posted by Jerens Black9355 2023-08-14 11:32|| 2023-08-14 11:32|| Front Page Top

#9 I will have to peruse Etsy for something suitable commemorative our 20 years of Afghan fiddling. Blood red or rusty metal color ought to do. Hopefully, I can find something suitably smelly.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-08-14 12:19|| 2023-08-14 12:19|| Front Page Top

#10 ...and the best Cuban cigars are rolled on the sweaty thighs of preteen virgins.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-08-14 23:48|| 2023-08-14 23:48|| Front Page Top

#11 During the Russian invasion...

You have a strong background in carpetry?

Posted by Skidmark 2023-08-14 23:50|| 2023-08-14 23:50|| Front Page Top

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