The owner of a carpet shop in northern Pakistan has been selling handwoven Afghan rugs for decades. But carpet weavers are returning to Afghanistan, material prices are higher and overall sales are dwindling.
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00:00 Handmade Kaleen is an art.
00:03 It is made in a poor country like Afghanistan
00:07 because the labor is very cheap there.
00:28 Earlier, there were many people who were living here.
00:31 So, there was a lot of protection here.
00:34 But after their death, all this is being processed in Afghanistan.
00:37 [Music]
01:03 We will dye the cloth here,
01:05 then we will make a sample and give it to the worker.
01:09 He will make a kaleen and bring it to us after 3-4 months.
01:13 We will then wash it here.
01:15 Then we will prepare everything and take the cloth from here.
01:21 First, we get white thread.
01:24 We make the thread like this and then we get the pattern.
01:29 When it is ready, we take it to the factory.
01:32 They cut it and sell it abroad.
01:38 [Music]
01:45 Because of the high rates and material prices,
01:48 and because of the lack of export,
01:51 all the workers are now unemployed.
01:55 Earlier, there were 100 workers, now there are 10.
01:58 Earlier, there were 10, now there are not even one.
02:00 [Music]