It's a bumper year for two lucrative flower crops in Afghanistan. Rose-growers are harvesting flowers for rose oil whilst at the same time, illicit opium production has reached a record high. BBC Afghan's Auliya Atrafi tells the stories behind the flowers.



Image: (L) Damask Rose in Syria (R) and Poppies in Afghanistan

Credit: (L) LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images

Credit: (R) JAVED TANVEER/AFP/Getty Images