FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): A number of residents of northeastern Badakhshan province complain about increased food and raw material prices, saying a catastrophe was imminent if prices were not controlled ahead of winter.
However, officials in the province say food prices have risen globally and the government has no plans to reduce food prices.
Seyed Akbar, a resident of Faizabad, capital of Badakhshan province, expressed concern over increased prices of food and raw materials and said that most of government workers did not receive their salaries and a large number others have lost their jobs. He said that the money of most . . .
