Afghan pomegranate pickers jobless as fruits rot at shuttered border
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s festive pomegranate season has begun, but this year thousands of tonnes of the juicy red fruit risk rotting on trucks blocked at Pakistan’s frequently shuttered border – leaving thousands of farmworkers unemployed. With its tart and crunchy, ruby-red seeds locked inside a leathery red rind, the pomegranate is renowned for its health … Read more