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A 15th-century manuscript shows trees bearing (clockwise from top left): sweet apples, jujubes, lemons, cherries, dates, and sour apples.
Southern California has plenty of celebrity chefs but Alex Weiser is the closest thing we have to a celebrity farmer.
A vendor sells melons at a local market in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 10, 2025. Melon is one of Afghanistan's most renowned and widely exported fruits, cultivated across various provinces in the country ...
Every Wednesday from June 25 to July 30, Madison's Capitol Square transforms into a community-wide picnic with vendors on and ...
Travellers nowadays are advised not to visit much of the war-torn region, but it once formed part of the ‘hippie trail’ loved ...
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Michael Shaikh about his new book "The Last Sweet Bite," which explores the effects of violence on cuisines in conflict zones.
Tourism Rebirth: Afghanistan's New Horizon Amidst Challenges Tourists are slowly discovering Afghanistan despite its turbulent past. The Taliban government seeks to revitalize the economy through ...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing into a ...
In 2021, an Afghan man who helped the U.S. military narrowly escaped Afghanistan with his family, but was forced to leave several children behind. He struggled to reunite his family in the U.S.
Washington DC: U.S. Congressman Bill Huizenga warned on Friday that Afghanistan has again become a "safe haven for terrorist groups," posing a growing threat to South and Central Asia and beyond ...
There were 71,000 deportations in the first half of June alone, according to U.N. estimates. These Afghan refugees are returning to a country in the throes of a humanitarian crisis.