TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Shoe manufacturers in northern Takhar province say their sales have recently increased but they need tools to improve their business.
Many families in the provincial capital, Taloqan, and other areas have long been associated with shoe-making.
Abdul Hakim, 65, a shoemaker who works in a wooden both in Taloqan, says: “We inherited the shoe-making profession from our forefathers, we make rawhide shoes, leather socks, boots and other types of footwear,” he said.
He said leather-made shoes were favoured by Uzbek people and boots were used for the
