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Once at the heart of the Silk Road trade route, the Zandajan district in western Herat province in Afghanistan has a long tradition of producing silk used to weave carpets and silk due to abundance of mulberry bushes has become a major centre for cultivating silkworms, according to residents.
However, the silkworm industry, a 2000 years old tradition, had been on the decline in the past in Zandajan, but with the help of some foreign NGOs was rescued and strengthened.
