At the heart of the Great Mosque of Herat, one of the city’s last remaining traditional tile workshops still operates.

Fuel prices have surged in Afghanistan in recent days, a development that traders attribute to the escalating tensions between Israel.

Exhibitions that once showcased their products have dwindled.

At one of the province’s largest cattle farms farm managers report losing up to 25 animals each year due to.

For families like that of Saera, a mother of nine, Eid this year passed in hunger and quiet despair.

“My family asked me for Eid money — I managed to give them 20 afghanis yesterday," a Herat resident said.

Residents said that even on the first day of Eid they struggled to provide even the most basic necessities.

Artisans and community members say the craft is collapsing under the weight of economic neglect, limited markets and lack of.