Professor C. Brian Rose, University of Pennsylvania Museum Deputy Director and Professor of Archaeology and Classical Studies, was invited by the United Nations to Afghanistan to consult on the state of cultural heritage. He toured in the war-torn areas of Kabul and Ghazni where he visited a school for girls, a project of The Provincial Reconstruction Team. In this video, Professor Rose discusses the social and cultural significance of contemporary Afghan rugs. "Battleground: War Rugs from Afghanistan" exhibition will run at the Penn Museum from April 5th through June 31st, 2011. Read more from Professor Brian Rose at http://www.penn.museum/​blog/​author/​brianrose/