QALA-E NAW, - Blacksmith Abdul Rahman Haidari heats a plier on a furnace in AfghanistanвЂ™s northwestern Badghis province. Directly across from me, I see a red hot, steel furnace inside which Abdul Rahman melts the iron. After exchanging greetings, I sit on a chair made by Abdul Rahman himself. After a shortwalk through the small city of Qal-e Naw to reach his shop I finally arrive at his place of business around 9 am. ItвЂ™s now 8:30 am, I have gotten out of the car in Qala-e Naw city and am looking for the blacksmith. Haidari is 35 years-old, is married to 34 year-old Qandi Gul and has 7 kids, including 6 girls and one boy, 14 year-old Somaya, 11 year-old Sohaila, 10 year-old Fatima, 8 year-old Zahra, 6 year-old Mohammad, 4 year-old Assya and 2 year-old Madina. On the way there, I pass Band-e Sabzak, a beautiful dam in an area located between the Badghis-Herat highway. I am traveling to Badghis to document the work of Abdul Rahman Haidari, who has been a blacksmith for the past 20 years. Qal-e Naw, the capital of Badghis province, is about 150 kilometers northeast of Herat city and 800 kilometers west of Kabul. In Afghanistan, blacksmithing is one of many ancient professions that are still practiced across the country.ДЇor information about other ancient professions still existing in Afghanistan, see these previous articles, (Mill Town, Old Fashioned but Still Going Strong), (Processing Cooking Oil the Old Way), and (Famous for His Mule). QALA-E NAW - In the current situation where feeding a person in Afghanistan is difficult and people must knock on every door to earn something, a man from northwestern Badghis province does that just with his hammer.Д«lacksmithing is one of the worldвЂ™s oldest professions shaping metal into different tools and implements. Reporting by Abdul Karim Azim, written by Abdul Ahad Poya and edited by Mohammad J. Photo by: Abdul Karim Azim - One Day in Afghanistan. Blacksmithing is one of the oldest professions in Afghanistan. Rahman, who was 15 when he started, inherited the profession from his father.

6 min read QALA-E NAW, - Blacksmith Abdul Rahman Haidari is making a plier in his shop in AfghanistanвЂ™s northwestern Badghis province.

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Located on a corpse in Irithyll Dungeon (near the giant).

However, it's counter-attack capabilities, mixed with Galvanize, make for a perfect enchantableВ physical infusion weapon.Scales poorly with elemental infusions.Only deals thrusting damage synergises well with the Leo Ring.Has the moveset of a Greataxe weapon when two-handed despite being classified as a Great Hammer.Temporarily boosts stamina recovery speed by sheer force of will, which an old miner needed to get through the day. Yet the strong downward swing of this tool once shattered large boulders, and easily punctures weaker armor. Tool used by a miner for digging up earth.

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