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 ...

Inspired by the unrushed quality of the natural process, this collection features an assortment of grounding solid designs.

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 ...

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 ...

Many Afghan women have learned how to weave rugs in childhood from their mothers and grandmothers. 10:06 With his own private funds, Ashraf set up a rug factory in Afghanistan.

The Afghan Cultural Society recently hosted the grand opening of its office space. Subscribe. ... She collected donated jewelry, art, photographs, instruments, clothing and rugs for cultural exhibits.