Feature: Afghans crack open opportunity from China-bound pine nut trade


by Abdul Haleem

SHAWAK, Afghanistan, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Once primarily used as a home-heating fuel, pine trees in eastern Afghanistan have become a cash cow for local villagers, with an average annual export of 5,000 tonnes of pine nuts, mostly destined for neighboring China.

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