Afghanistan's hot and dry climate provides ideal conditions for growing fragrant and sweet melons. (Photo: Xinhua) Vendors unload melons at a local market in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 10, 2025.

In California, melons are a highlight of the summer breakfast table. In Central Asia, they are a cultural obsession. And that has made for some interesting cross-pollination. In Afghanistan ...

An Afghan farmer carries melons during harvest in Jawzjan province, northern Afghanistan, July 25, ... juicy and sweet. Melon is one of the most prized export commodities among fresh fruits, ...

Loading watermelons on a truck outside Jalalabad, Afghanistan, ... 31, who owns a 13-acre farm in the northern province of Kunduz, which is known for its sweet melons and watermelons, ...

Afghan Farmers Shift To Mint, Melons. October 29, 2008 / 2:07 PM EDT / AP Nadir Bahktar's stall at a northern Afghanistan agriculture fair had the faint smell of Christmas.

With assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Army civil affairs, farmers in Afghanistan now network with traders to sell legal crops such as melons for higher prices ...

As part of our continuing coverage of "Afghanistan: the Road Ahead," - CBS News correspondent Terry McCarthy follows the Third Battalion, First Marines at home, and abroad in Afghanistan. GARMSIR ...

Melons are thought to have originated in Iran, India, Afghanistan, Kashmir and Africa and spread westwards to Spain in the late 15th century and gradually to northern Europe.

A vendor sells melons at a local market in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 10, 2025. Melon is one of Afghanistan's most renowned and widely exported fruits, cultivated across various provinces in the country ...