Saffron Aldridge

12 November, 2009 03:27:00 Pfc. Elizabeth Raney Font size: LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Laghman National Directorate of Security officials arrested Qari Asadullah, a known Haqqani Network member, for possessing improvised explosive device-making materials in his home in Ja'alam village in the Alingar valley of Laghman province, Afghanistan, Nov. 5. Asadullah, a former sub-governor for Surk and Nangarhar provinces during the Taliban regime, is known to be an IED facilitator and builder operating in Laghman province. This was the first of arrests made in Laghman by the NDS, who is under the direction of a new chief, Gen. Maraud. Four other individuals, who were suspected ... Read Full Story

EUROPA NEWSWIRE. Photo by Pfc. Elizabeth Raney. LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan — The Laghman Agri-business Development Team along with local and government officials from Laghman province participated in a ceremony to introduce the profitable crop, saffron, to the province at the Laghman Agricultural Research and Development Center in Mehtar Lam district, Sept. 29. Saffron is a type of crocus, deep orange in color, and is typically ground up and used as a cooking spice or food colorant. Laghman's Director of Agriculture, Mohammad Ismail Dowlatzai, expressed gratefulness for the introduction of saffron and thanked the ADT and the Associate Professor, Massood Sayeed, from Kabul University, for ... Read Full Story

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