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100,000 Afghan carpet-weavers work in Pakistan

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LAHORE (Pajhwok): Afghan businessmen and carpet-weavers in Pakistan say hand-knotted rugs produced by Afghan refugees are exported to foreign countries as Pakistan-made.

A Pajhwok Afghan News reporter discussed problems that forced Afghan carpet weavers to move to Peshawar and other areas of Pakistan from their home country. 

Haji Khidar, a resident of northern Jawzjan province and member of the Afghan Carpet Union (ACU) in Peshawar, said he had been associated with the carpet industry for the past 30 years and had a shop in Khyber bazaar.

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