AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CARPET EXPORT

Xinhua
07 May 2025, 14:16 GMT+10

(250507) -- KABUL, May 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A carpet vendor presents a hand-woven carpet at his store in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 7, 2025.

Afghanistan has exported carpets worth more than 15 million U.S. dollars over the past year, spokesman for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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