Photo taken on April 17, 2022 shows dried figs at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Photo taken on April 17, 2022 shows dried figs at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Afghanistan exports figs worth 35 mln USD last year"(Photo: Xinhua)

 
Afghanistan has exported figs worth 35 million U.S. dollars over the past year, the Ministry of Economy said.

A total of 7.155 tons of figs were exported in 2021, the ministry said on Sunday.

Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the war-torn country.

Fresh and dry fruits including fig, pistachio, melon, watermelon, raisin, pine nut and grape are the popular products for export in Afghanistan.