Agency. Afghanistan exported carpets worth more than $15 million last year, said Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, spokesman for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Afghanistan exported 3,632 tons of carpets worth $15.2 million to several countries in 1403 (in the Persian calendar), the state-owned Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) quoted Jawad as saying on Tuesday.
Afghan-made carpets are the country’s main export item, according to officials. Exported to Pakistan, Iran, India, Germany, Canada, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and many other countries.
Hand-woven Afghan carpets are popular worldwide. As a major traditional industry, carpet weaving is said to provide employment opportunities for more than 1.2 million people, mostly women, in war-torn Afghanistan.
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