Traditional Handicrafts Market Booms in Jalalabad as Summer Arrives mursaleen Tue, 06/09/2026 - 23:26 Author Sadaqat Ghorzang Profile Photo Author Job TOLOnews Reporter Afghanistan With the arrival of summer, the market for baskets, wooden beds, and other traditional handicrafts has experienced a significant boom in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province. Vendors say that despite increasingly modern lifestyles, people continue to value and purchase traditional handmade products. Sayed Abbas Pacha, a shopkeeper, said: “These woven beds provide excellent cooling, which is why people have preferred them for generations.