The war’s intense conclusion and a drought combined to wipe out the famous Afghan pomegranate harvest in Kandahar Province, during a devastating national economic crisis.

Afghanistan officials hope the Western-style sales savvy will raise the pomegranate's cachet and provide its farmers with a lucrative alternative to growing opium poppies.

Afghanistan has more varieties of the fruit tree than any other part of the world, leading botanists to suggest this is the birthplace of pomegranate cultivation.

Pomegranate trees line Afghanistan's road to prosperity Clogged with overloaded trucks, construction firm yards, hardware shops and police checkpoints, the Jalalabad road on the outskirts of Kabul ...

As delegates gather for a conference on Afghanistan's future, the BBC investigates how pomegranates could help wean the country off foreign aid.

Pomegranate trader Syed Zaman Agha said that the price of the fruit in Afghanistan had increased recently but had actually fallen or stayed the same in Pakistan and India, so more fruit was ...

The truth is that life goes on in Afghanistan, and people continue to engage in whatever recreation they can afford -- even in places such as my hometown, Kandahar -- which is mostly in the news ...

For people in Afghanistan, the fruit has a multiplicity of values- besides being used as a commercial beverage.

It runs from September through December, so right now it's important to know how to eat a pomegranate so you can get in on the fun and savor every tangy kernel. For pom novices, this globe-shaped ...

As delegates gather for a conference on Afghanistan's future, the BBC investigates how pomegranates could help wean the country off foreign aid.

For people in Afghanistan, the fruit has a multiplicity of values- besides being used as a commercial beverage.