Afghanistan has suffered through decades of war. The modern history of violence has seeped into the nation's ancient art of rug making — rugs now feature imagery of tanks, AK-47s and U.S. drones.

A 1995 map with weapons, soldiers and people with their horse and camel, Baluchi people, Afghanistan, 1995 Rugs with colorful grenade-themed borders, made by Turkmen people in Pakistan, mid-1990s ...

He opened Kapisa Rugs, an Evanston rug store, in March of 2020, and began selling hand woven carpets imported from a number of countries, including Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan to accomplish those ...

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 ...

After the United States went to war in Afghanistan following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, rug collectors across America rushed to buy up as many Afghan rugs as they could. Many ...

Rugs are so central to Afghan culture they often are used as currency. So it is a shock when refugees must leave their rugs behind. Having a traditional rug in their new place can help them adjust.

Woven into the fabric of every handmade rug is Afghanistan's joy and pain. "Every one of these rugs tells a story both in the past and the present," said Jawid. Credit: 'The Rug Mine' ...

Fabrics are defined by their origins, from the materials, the dyes and the culture of the people making them – so what ...