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"Afghan Kazak" War Rugs


ID#:1369,
Kabul Kazak - War Against Terror 2
Perfect condition. Superb quality. Afghan Kazaks feature hand spun wool and vegetal dye. These War on Terror rugs are much finer than any Afghan Kazak regular rugs we have ever sold. The pile is also longer than any other Afghan Kazaks we have seen. These were some of the first post refugee production rugs woven after the Taliban was routed. Also noteworthy is that they are woven around Kabul.

ID#:1368,
Original, 2002, War On Terror War Rug #1368
Rugs of the same style, Afghan Kazak, were proposed as official gifts from US government. A variety of new and unique imagery is present on this rug; man on an ATV, predator drones, and the labeled jets and helicopters are all striking and detailed.
The unity of the Afghans and the US is symbolized by the crossed AK-47 and the M-16 (both weapon types noted on stock).
Similar to this rug.

ID#:1367,
War on Terror Rug (Exhibition #21) Sold to Miss Kathy Guild March 2012 Formerly sales status 21
Ghazni wool, undyed, spun by hand coupled with vegetable color. This rug's pile is much thicker than regular Afghan Kazak. (Regular Afghan Kazak are clipped very short). Nice drawing of weapons, unusual variety of images. tank at bottom middle is good. text on top and bottom really great. predator drones, FDNY, NYPD.
The unity of the Afghans and the US is symbolized by the crossed AK-47 and the M-16 (both weapon types noted on stock).

ID#:1365,
Kabul Kazak - War Against Terror 2
Superb quality. Afghan Kazaks feature hand spun wool and vegetal dye. These War on Terror rugs are much finer than any Afghan Kazak regular rugs we have ever sold. The pile is also longer than any other Afghan Kazaks we have seen. These were some of the first post refugee production rugs woven after the Taliban was routed. Also noteworthy is that they are woven around Kabul.

ID#:1107,
Afghan Kazak Afghan Map War Rug - War Against Terror
Afghan Kazaks were a commercial production made of Ghazni wool in Pakistan during the 1990's and early 2000's. The non war rugs featured well researched Caucasian designs knotted with symmetrical knots typical of Caucasian designs but atypical for Afghan of Pakistani rugs. We sold hundreds of non-war Afghan Kazaks, and only saw one war rug in the thousands from which we chose.
After the 2001 terrorist attacks and international intervention in Afghanistan, many weavers migrated back to Afghanistan from Pakistan bringing with them the designs and structures they wove in Pakistan. In 2002 a small group of these Afghan Kazak war rugs were woven in Kabul. An uncorroborated story said that General Tommy Franks was giving out this type of rug as official gifts. Warrug.com bought five pieces from a New York supplier of Afghan Kazaks who found one bale of these war rugs in a container of non-war rug Afghan Kazaks.
This rug has fine knotting, beautiful wool, and lustrous wash which is optimal because it is a historically important rugs since it documents a particular moment of time early in the "War Against Terror". The rug states in English, "Afghans Liberated from Terrorists", "Long Live US Soldiers", "FDNY", and "NYPD". The rug also features an AK47 crossed with an M16 showing the unity of the Afghans and the Americans against the terrorists.
The design featuring a map of Afghanistan with war imagery inside the map. These rugs are the first, in our experience, to feature any kind of drone. A predator drone is depicted inside northern Afghanistan with the word "spyplane" written underneath. The four wheeler is also a rare image in a war rug.

ID#:352,
Kabul Kazak - War Against Terrorism
The condition of this new war rug is perfect. It is made with the finest wool in all of Afghanistan, called Ghazni wool from the region from which it hails. The wool is entirely spun by hand. This war rug has excellent color and much thicker pile than most Kazak rugs which tend to have very short pile.
We at warrug.com are proud to introduce to our customers the very first of this type of war rug anyone here has ever seen. These rugs just arrived from weavers in Kabul, Afghanistan. The staff at warrug.com have begged our boss to let us keep one here in the office, to no avail. In fact, those in customer service have all agreed unanimously that this new type of war rug is our absolute favorite war rug EVER!
First of all, the wool and colors are simply luscious. This rug has the most unusual war images ever seen. Just look at the inclusion of an ATV and the amazing predator drone flying over the mountains of Afghanistan. This weaver was unbelievably talented with her drawings of the Blackhawk helicopter and accurate depiction of our tanks. The text on top reads - War against Terror - and the text along the bottom reads -Made in Kabul Afghanistan -. Other text located throughout this incredible Afghan war rug reads - FDNY - WTC - PENTAGON - NYPD - , just to name a few.
This war rug really brings a true contemporary twist into the world of traditional Afghan Kazak rugs, which were so popular in American homes during the end of the last century.

ID#:351,
Kabul Kazak - War Against Terror 2
Perfect, new, Ghazni wool, spun by hand, excellent color, much thicker pile than most Kazak rugs which tend to be very short pile. Nice drawing of weapons, unusual variety of images. THESE ARE THE FIRST RUGS OF THIS TYPE WARRUG.COM HAS EVER SEEN. tank at bottom middle is good. text on top and bottom really great. predator drones, FDNY, NYPD.
The unity of the Afghans and the US is symbolized by the crossed AK-47 and the M-16 (both weapon types noted on stock).

ID#:21,
Kazak grenade Afghan War Rug
Perfect. First Kazak seen with war imagery. Classic contemporary Pakistani Kazak. Wool is New Zealand garment wool. Soft. Strong. These Kazak rugs are some of the best rugs in terms of quality materials and craftsmanship available in the current market.