DefenceTalkMore than three decades of war have damaged Afghanistan’s once-thriving carpet industry, but weavers are tapping into the bloody past to boost their fortunes with “war rugs” depicting guns, tanks and warplanes. On Chicken Street, the most famous street in Afghanistan during the “hippie trail” tourist days of the late 60s and 70s and still […]https://www.defencetalk.com/from-ak47s-to-drones-afghans-war-rugs-reflect-bloody-decades-63399/

DefenceTalkThe fate of a new Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifle developed for the Russian army will be decided during the state acceptance trials due to begin in June 2013, Russia’s largest firearms manufacturer, Izhmash, said. “In the interests of the Defense Ministry, Izhmash is working on the modernization of the AK-74 and AK-100 assault rifles in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-military-may-soon-adopt-new-kalashikov-assault-rifle-47643/