“Business has drastically changed because we don’t have a lot of foreigners going here and there in Kabul,” carpet seller Abdul Wahab told AFP outside his empty showroom. Vintage rugs can fetch thousands of dollars, which means only foreigners and the richest of Afghans are Wahab’s target market. “For the future, when there is peace, we can do good business,” he said. “If people’s financial situations are good, they come and buy the decorative goods such as carpets, handicrafts, precious and semi-precious stones. “Our business may be good outside Afghanistan and foreigners may come and buy our products.

Source: Pakistan Today September 26, 2021 13:52 UTC