BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Hundreds of women have started wool weaving in central Bamyan province, indicating an increased interest in the vocation.
Mohammad Ali Reza, head of a wool factory told Pajhwok Afghan News: “Women’s interest in wool weaving has surged this year.”
In the past year, about 100 women were in the wool-weaving business, but the current number female weavers in the factory had jumped to 350.
Previously, he reckoned, one kilogram of sheep wool cost 35-40 afghanis. However, the price has now surged to 80-90 afghanis.
Naeem Rezaee, the director of commerce and industry, said . . .
