At the same time as the pistachio harvest season is approaching in Badakhshan Province, the officials of the Department of Combating Natural Disasters in this province say that a 17-year-old teenager fell into the valley while picking pistachios and died.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Mazar-e-Sharif: Maulavi Mohammad Akram Akbari, the head of fighting against natural disasters in Badakhshan province, says that this morning a 17-year-old boy named Ahmad Shoaib fell from a tree while picking pistachios in Tashkan district of this province and fell into the valley. 

He added: "This unfortunate incident took place in the village of Ab-e-Shir Ahmad in Teshkan district and has caused grief to the people."

It should be mentioned that people are killed and injured due to non-standard picking of tree products in the country every now and then.