Before sunrise each autumn, women in Herat’s fields bend to pick crocus flowers by hand. The three red threads inside each blossom — dried and sorted — become Afghanistan’s most valuable export by weight: saffron.
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Posted on June 25, 2026 (Last modified on July 28, 2026) | 4 min | 817 words | About AFG Editorial Team