Jalalabad, Jul 23 (AFP) Standing in a field of roses in eastern Afghanistan, former poppy grower Mohammad Din Sapai quickly but carefully plucks the delicate petals that will be turned into rose water ...

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Standing in a field of roses in eastern Afghanistan, former poppy grower Mohammad Din Sapai quickly but carefully plucks the delicate petals that will be turned into rose water and oils for sale ...

“I am very happy with this harvest of flowers,” Sapai tells AFP as he stands among hundreds of blooming rose bushes. Sapai is one of more than 800 farmers in the province bordering Pakistan benefiting ...