afghan war rugs are from 1979's and are famous all over the world. Contemporary art in the form of afghan tribal textile and wool combination. Machine guns, grenades, and tanks replace flowers, birds, and other traditional decoration in war rugs.Afghanistan has suffered through decades of war , so the modern history of violence has seeped in the the nation's ancient art of rug making, Afghan weavers have been incorporating contemporary images of war in to their rugs since 1979, w...hen soviet forces occupied major areas of Afghanistan. if you have any questions feel free to ask, thanks