Image copyright AP Image caption Taliban fighters are encouraged to take part in the tree-planting driveThe leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has urged Afghans to plant more trees.
Akhundzada, who became leader of the Taliban last May, has a stronger reputation as a religious leader than a military chief.
"Tree plantation plays an important role in environmental protection, economic development and beautification of earth," the Taliban leader said, in a report carried by the Afghan Taliban Voice of Jihad website.
Image copyright EPA Image caption Most Afghans cook on and heat their homes with wood-burning stoves"Planting trees and agriculture are considered actions which hold both worldly good and benefit as well as immense rewards in the hereafter.
"The Taliban is more usually associated with Afghanistan`s illicit production of opium, which it taxes in areas under its control.
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