Northern Afghan province revives pistachio forests
KABUL, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan's agriculture ministry has begun the revival of pistachio forests in the country as it kicked off the plantation of thousands of saplings in northern Samangan province, the state-run news agency Bakhtar reported Tuesday.
The move is part of a plan to revive the pistachio forests in the war-torn and mountainous country, where seasonal rains are enough to feed them, the news a