TO GO WITH 'AFGHANISTAN-AGRICULTURE-CONFLICT-COSMETICS', FEATURE BY ANNE CHAON
TOPSHOT - In this photograph taken on April 24, 2018, an Afghan farmer harvests rose petals from a rose garden near Jalalabad in the Dara-i-Noor district of Nangarhar province. Standing in a field of roses in eastern Afghanistan, former poppy grower Mohammad Din Sapai quickly but carefully plucks the delicate petals that will be turned into rose water and oils for sale around the world. The sweet smelling crop is providing farmers in Nangarhar province with a viable alternative to growing opium poppies, the sale of which has fuelled the conflict raging across the country. / AFP PHOTO / NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / TO GO WITH 'AFGHANISTAN-AGRICULTURE-CONFLICT-COSMETICS', FEATURE BY ANNE CHAON