Afghan women collecting saffron flowers. 阿富汗婦女採集番紅花

Jalil Rezayee/EPA
Afghan women collecting saffron flowers from fields in the Gozara district of Herat. Saffron is prized for its colour, flavour and medicinal properties. It has been indicated as an alternative to opium, and the price and demand for it is increasing.
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Saffron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffron
番紅花 - 維基百科，自由的百科全書  http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%95%AA%E7%B4%85%E8%8A%B1

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