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Declining Sar-i-Pul carpet market worries weavers

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SAR-I-PUL CITY (Pajhwok):   The dwindling carpet market in northern Sar-i-Pul province has worried carpet weavers, particularly women.

Carpet weaving women are concerned they could lose their jobs if the market of their product continued facing a recession.

Nisa Gul, a carpet weaver and a resident of Chalangum area of Sar-i-pul city told Pajhwok Afghan News: “carpet market is down”.

She added: “we weave a pair of carpets in two weeks despite suffering from wrist and joints pain. After selling the woven carpet against 3,000 Afghanis, our net profit is 1,000 afs and . . .

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