The sweet smelling crop is providing farmers in Nangarhar province with a viable alternative to growing opium poppies, the sale of which has fuelled the conflict raging across the country.

Sharifa Movahidzadeh is one of the three protesters profiled in Bread & Roses, the documentary film about Taliban policies that restrict the rights of women. The film is now streaming on Apple TV+.

This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers the Afghan Election Result, Sanctions, Ramble On Rose and More.

'Bread and Roses', directed by Sahra Mani, gives never-before-seen access to life for Afghan women in Taliban controlled Kabul.

Watch the Bread & Roses trailer for the Jennifer Lawrence- and Malala-produced documentary about Afghan women.

“Bread and Roses” follows the story of three women whose stories capture the spirit of many Afghan women, who came of age at a time when women were allowed more freedoms.