The import of winter clothes has brought the leather embroidery industry of Herat to stagnation

Leather embroidery industry, which is one of Herat's oldest industries, is on the verge of destruction. Among the hundreds of embroiderers who were active in Herat in the past, only two embroiderers are left who continue this industry. Gholam Haider Akrami, one of these old leather embroiderers, with more than 90 years of experience, together with his brother, has kept this industry alive. He produces leather clothes and hats from the skins of animals such as sheep, cows and even wild animals