MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Prices of petroleum products have surged 10 percent in northern Balkh province due to closure of the Hairatan Dry Port, an official said on Sunday.
Naseer Ahmad Qasimi, executive director of the Commerce and Industry Department, said after the port closure, petroleum product rates registered the increased.
He said the closure had also sent the rates of other items soaring and inflicted losses on traders. “Most of petroleum products are imported via Hairatan and Aqena ports into Afghanistan.
“After the closure . . .
