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War shatters Afghan glassblowing craft

China Daily | Updated: 2018-10-25 07:35

HERAT, Afghanistan - Hunched and shriveled, Afghan glassblower Ghulam Sakhi deftly blows and twirls molten glass into delicate blue and green goblets and vases - a craft passed down for generations but now at risk of dying out.

Sakhi is one of the last makers of Herati glassware in the eponymous western city where the once-thriving industry has been shattered by decades of war, poverty and cheap imports.

The brick and corrugated iron workshop where Sakhi toils only operates a few days a month owing to the lack of demand for the distinctive colored glassware that is more expensive than foreign products.

War shatters Afghan glassblowing craft

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