Arts & Culture
Afghan Artists Concerned by Lack of Opportunities
Sayed Mehdi Hossieni, who has been engaged in art for the past 12 years, said there is no market for artistic work.
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Sayed Mehdi Hossieni, who has been engaged in art for the past 12 years, said there is no market for artistic work.
They said that many artists have left the country over economic problems and restrictions on their activities.
Another weaver from Herat, Barat Ali, said that in previous decades, Herat's weaving market was thriving.
Based on the statistics of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC), Afghan exports abroad reached nearly $2 billion in 1401.
Based on the ministry’s numbers, six to eight million Afghan citizens are in other countries, especially in Iran and Pakistan.
The people have shown their will “to change an authoritarian government despite all the pressures,” Kilicdaroglu said.
"The UAE could even help us extract Afghanistan's rich mines," said Mr Sader Khail pointing to the rich natural wealth of Afghanistan.
The UK wants to continue to work pragmatically to support a positive future for Afghanistan.
In its message marking the international day, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization speaks of hunger, which is a severe problem in…
