CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- A delegation of 10 Afghan women who are visiting Ohio to make business contacts lost $10,000 worth of crafts when their rented van was stolen.<br /><br />The group represents 2,000 craftswomen who make purses, shawls, jewelry and other wares.<br /><br />"We arrived to find a market for these products," said one of the women, Parwana Wafa. "Instead of help, we lost everything."<br /><br />The van was stolen Tuesday after it was left idling outside a hotel.<br /><br />In addition to the wares, the group reported missing one passport and three airline tickets to Afghanistan.<br /><br />The Great Lakes Consortium for Training and Development, based in Toledo, Ohio, used a State Department grant to bring the group to Ohio for four weeks.
