Lush rice fields sit ready for harvesting near Dowshi in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan

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Lush rice fields sit ready for harvesting near Dowshi in Baghlan Province, in the foothills of the Hindu Kush, August 31, 2002. This important valley provides much of the rice for the country, and the agriculture system was remarkably intact after decades of war. Irrigation is crucial for water needy rice crops, and complex channels route the river water to tiers of fields.

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Size: 4692px × 3129px
Location: Baghlan,Afghanistan
Photo credit: © Beth Wald / Aurora Photos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: afghanistan, agriculture, asia, baghlan, central, field, irrigation, mountain, paddy, rice, river