DHAKA, 12 December 2021, (TON): Afghans speaking to media expressed serious concern over the spike in the price of food other essential goods amid a cataclysmic economic crisis that has recently hit the country.
Business people said “the rapid rise in value of the US dollar against the Afghani is one of the main reasons for the expensive prices of essential commodities.”
Saifullah, an owner of a store said “the reason for the surge in prices is the rise of the dollar. We purchase all the products with dollars and sell them in Afs.”
Business has dropped compared to before.
Those who previously bought five bags of flour, they now buy only two bags,” said Khan Agha, a store ownder. The price of one bag of flour is 2,400Afs, a 16-liter bottle of oil is about 2,800Afs. The price of one bag of rice is 2,700Afs.
Citizens said that they have been struggling to pay for food and basic cooking goods due to their high prices.
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