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Afghanistan: Price of food, basic goods in Afghanistan rising
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KABUL, 21 November 2021, (TON): A number of Kabul residents and businessmen said “the prices of some primary items, mainly food and fuel, have increased by almost 100 percent compared to last year.”
Rahimullah, a shopkeeper said “last year the price of oil was from 1,050 to 1,200 Afs, but now it has reached 2,500 Afs.”
Samiullah, a shopkeeper said “a person whose income is 5,000 Afs per month cannot buy more than two items; a bag of flour and a can of oil.”
The rise of food prices concerns many Kabul residents.
Omid, a Kabul resident said “prices have risen a lot, last year a bag of flour was 1,300 Afs, but now it has risen to 2,300 Afs. Oil’s price was 1,200 Afs, but now it has reached to 2,200Afs.”
In the meantime, officials from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce said they will try to reduce the prices of food items in cooperation with the neighboring countries.
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