Published: 07:10 PM,Oct 28,2017 | EDITED : 04:05 AM,May 04,2024
HOPING FOR ROSY DAYS: An Afghan boy sorts out saffron flowers that were picked on the outskirt of Herat. For years, Afghanistan has tried to give farmers alternatives such as fruit crops and saffron to wean them away from poppy farming — the lifeblood of the Taliban insurgency. — AFP