From poplars to pistachios, Afghans rediscover the value of trees

“Under the shade of recently planted poplars in northeastern Afghanistan, village leader Ghulam Ali Poya is proud to see residents rediscover the value of trees after years of wartime deforestation. "There were forests of pistachio trees," he told AFP, gesturing to the bare mountains that surround Char Bagh's mud homes. "During the conflicts and the civil war, they were destroyed; no one could stop the logging."

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