Afghan women work at a saffron processing factory in Herat city, western Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2020. Afghanistan's Ministry for Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock predicts that the country could harvest 24 tons of saffron this year as more lands have been cultivated with the valuable plant, a local official said on Thursday. (Photo by Elaha Sahel/Xinhua)

Afghan women work at a saffron processing factory in Herat city, western Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2020. Afghanistan's Ministry for Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock predicts that the country could harvest 24 tons of saffron this year as more lands have been cultivated with the valuable plant, a local official said on Thursday. (Photo by Elaha Sahel/Xinhua)

Afghan women work at a saffron processing factory in Herat city, western Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2020. Afghanistan's Ministry for Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock predicts that the country could harvest 24 tons of saffron this year as more lands have been cultivated with the valuable plant, a local official said on Thursday. (Photo by Elaha Sahel/Xinhua)

Afghan women work at a saffron processing factory in Herat city, western Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2020. Afghanistan's Ministry for Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock predicts that the country could harvest 24 tons of saffron this year as more lands have been cultivated with the valuable plant, a local official said on Thursday. (Photo by Elaha Sahel/Xinhua)