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Govt promises action as soaring prices irk masses

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KABUL (Pajhwok): After the massive fire in Islam Qala port and closure of highways by protesting transport unions, the prices of essential items have increased by more than three percent and fuel by 10 percent in Kabul, Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt.

The hike in prices has worried people who ask the government to control the rates while officials term the change as an arbitrary move by traders and promise action.

Fuel prices increased by 10 percent

A worker at Hashemi Fuel Station in Taimani Square in Kabul city said that the price of one liter of diesel increased from . . .

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