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 ...

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 ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan traders performed a group dance before enjoying one full watermelon each. Doctors and shopkeepers dedicated entire meals to just bread and sliced watermelon. A young ...

Farmers were busy harvesting melons with gusto in Jawzjan province, northern Afghanistan, sharing the joy of good yield after diligent cultivation. Over 30 kinds of melons are cultivated across ...

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 ...

Nadir Bahktar's stall at a northern Afghanistan agriculture fair had the faint smell of Christmas. Before him sat an array of tiny $2 bottles filled with pure mint oil, a pungent liquid that ...

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 ...

Farmers near Spin Boldak,Afghanistan, are helping to open the country to international trade by growing melons, grapes and pomegranates for export rather than illicit crops such as poppy and ...

The watermelon that is my hands-down favorite is Sweet Dakota Rose from Prairie Road Organic Seeds, a truly mouthwatering, sugary-sweet delight of excellent size.

It's still a little early for most melons in this region, but I did pick up a nice mini-watermelon and a very sweet cantaloupe last week at Kroger. Have you ever observed people as they shop for ...

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.