Agricultural products exhibition opens in Afghan capital

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Agricultural products exhibition opens in Afghan capital

STORY: Agricultural products exhibition opens in Afghan capital DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: A three-day agricultural products exhibition opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday as part of the government's plan to boost agricultural sector. "The Islamic Emirate is committed to supporting the farmers and agricultural sectors in Afghanistan," Mullah Abul Ghani Baradar, acting deputy prime minister of the Afghan Taliban's caretaker government said at the inauguration ceremony. After cutting the ribbon by Baradar, local farmers performed sword fighting, and danced standing on shovels. Farmers and local businesspersons from across the country put on display their products such as saffron, honey, clothes, soap and flowers in more than 240 stalls. This is the country's 26th agricultural products exhibition and also the first version held under new administration since Taliban's takeover of pow

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