FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): The Badakhshan Agriculture Department on Monday announced 100-hectare pistachio forests were being rehabilitated in the northeastern province.
In the past, Badakhshan had 30,000 hectares of pistachio forests, but 30 percent of them have been destroyed as a result of fighting in the country.
The natural resources manager at the department described forests as a national asset and said rehabilitation of pistachio jungles was ongoing in five districts of Badakhshan.
Noor Mohammad told Pajhwok Afghan News they were trying to revive the . . .
