Fuel and gold prices recorded an increase over the past week in Kabul, while the cost of essential food items remained largely unchanged, reported pajhwok.com on Saturday.
A worker at the Ahmadyar fuel station told Pajhwok Afghan News that petrol prices rose from 70 afghanis to 71 afghanis per litre, while diesel saw a sharper increase—from 67 afghanis to 71 afghanis per litre.
Similarly, Mohammad Jan Amin, a liquefied gas vendor in the Daha-i-Bagh area, said the price of one kilogram of gas rose from 48 afghanis to 50 afghanis.
According to Zmarai Safi, head of the Food Traders’ Association, the price of a 49-kilogram sack of Indian sugar dropped slightly—from 2,450 afghanis to 2,400 afghanis. However, most staple food items saw no significant change in price.
Wholesale prices for key food commodities were as follows:
49-kg sack of Kazakh flour: 1,400 afs
24-kg bag of Pakistani rice: 2,600 afs
16-litre bottle of Malaysian cooking oil: 1,600 afs
1 kg of African black tea: 380 afs
1 kg of Indonesian green tea: 350 afs
Retailer Hamid Sufizada, operating in Dahna-i-Bagh market, reported slightly higher retail rates:
Kazakh flour (49 kg): 1,450 afs
Pakistani rice (24 kg): 2,650 afs
Indian sugar (49 kg): 2,450 afs
Malaysian cooking oil (16 litres): 1,650 afs
African black tea (1 kg): 430 afs
Indonesian green tea (1 kg): 400 afs
While the fuel and gas sectors saw notable price increases, food prices remained stable, providing some relief to consumers amid broader economic pressures.
