Thousands of people have illegally started harvesting pistachio nuts from government forests in northern Samangan province before reaching maturity, an official said Saturday. The pistachio jungles in Samangan are protected by local councils in coordination with the provincial…
The Taliban have been the biggest beneficiary of pistachio crop in the Kushki Kuhna district of western Herat province, local officials said on Monday. Syed Mohammad Chishti Modudi, the district’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News an…
Pistachio yield declined by 80 percent in southeastern Badakhshan province this year, with gardener calling the low harvest a great loss. Drought and less snowfall in last winter were main reasons behind the decreased production, said Noor Mohammad…
