found: Work cat.: Made in Afghanistan : rugs and resistance, 1979-2005, c2006:p. 1 (The earliest rugs to be called "war rugs" appeared following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979; war carpets are thought to have originated near Herat in northwest Afghanistan; many war rugs are attributed to the Baluch) p. 3 (following American air strikes and arrival of land forces in late 2001 the imagery of Soviet military equipment is replaced by American guns, tanks, and aircraft; where these motifs were earlier highly stylized, they become increasingly three dimensional and realistic)
found: Warrug.com home page, Apr. 6, 2006:war rug; war carpets; the artists .("Following the 1979 Soviet invasion into Afghanistan, rug dealers began seeing drastic alterations in the content of Afghani rugs. Tanks replaced flowers, rocket launchers replaced vases and airplanes replaced abstract borders ... This new category of rugs has been termed 'war rugs' and has sparked an underground movement in the art world.")
found: O'Callaghan, R. Afghan war rugs: a sub-group with Iranian influence, via WWW, Apr. 6, 2006:pt. 1 ("Shortly after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan smaller rugs bearing images of Soviet weaponry began showing up in the world's markets. They came in a range of sizes and were woven by many of the different groups who had traditionally woven rugs in Afghanistan.")
found: Collector cafe WWW site, Apr. 6, 2006:rugs ("One of the more unusual areas of rug collecting is the contemporary genre of Afghan War Rugs. These are modern oriental rugs woven in Afghanistan, or in the Afghan refugee camps of Iran and Pakistan, during the Soviet invasion. The rugs are striking in design and noteworthy for their principle iconographical detail - military equipment used by the invading Russian army.")
found: Lewis, C. Examination of a mythical Afghan rug, 2000, via WWW, Apr. 6, 2006("The Afghan-Soveit [sic] war has produced changes throughout Afghan culture and this extends to carpet weaving. Refugees in Iran and Pakistan have continued weaving rugs, often producing non-traditional designs, perhaps to appeal to Western consumers. A subset of these are pictorial rugs including the popular 'war-rugs' ...")
