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Line 1: {{short description\|Type of floor-covering}} An '''~~Afghan~~Afghanistani rug''' (or '''~~Afghan~~Afghanistani carpet'''<ref name="EB" />) is a type of handwoven floor-covering textile traditionally made in the northern and western areas of [[Afghanistan]],<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/3/3/in-pictures-in-search-for-afghanistans-last-antique-carpets \|title=In Pictures: Risking death in search for antique Afghan carpets \|work=Al Jazeera \|date=3 March 2021 \|access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2012/10/18/afghans-sell-17m-carpets-dubai-conference \|title=Afghans sell $1.7m carpets at Dubai conference \|work=Pajhwok Afghan News \|date=12 October 2012 \|access-date=2014-01-16}}</ref> mainly by [[Afghan Turkmens]] and [[Uzbeks]].<ref name="EB">{{Cite encyclopedia \|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/7773/Afghan-carpet \|title=Afghan carpet \|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref><ref name="Baloch"/> The industry is being expanded to all 34 [[provinces of Afghanistan]].<ref name="1.2 million people in Afghanistan employed in carpet industry: Union"/> Afghan rugs have won a number of international awards.<ref name="Afghanistan grabs carpet Oscar award"/><ref name="Afghan carpets awarded 1st position in carpet international exhibition"/> The most notable Afghan rugs market in Afghanistan is in the affluent [[Shahr-e Naw]] area of [[Kabul]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/9/28/photos-afghanistan-kabul-carpet-and-antique-dealers-struggle-after-foreigners-flee \|title=For Kabul's carpet, antique dealers, a long wait for buyers \|work=Al Jazeera \|date=28 September 2021 \|access-date=2023-08-13}}</ref> The cities of [[Peshawar]], [[Islamabad]] and [[Quetta]] in [[Pakistan]] as well as [[Dubai]] in the [[United Arab Emirates]] are also notable for Afghan rugs markets.

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