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Wood stoves sold like hotcakes in Kandahar as gas prices soar

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KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Rising gas prices in southern Kandahar province this year have led to the use of wood heaters instead of gas powered heating systems.

In the past, people used gas heaters to heat rooms in Kandahar during the winter season, but this year they replaced gas heaters with wood heaters due to high gas prices.

Taktak Bazaar in Kandahar city is a major center for manufacturing of metal products, where wood heaters are sold like hotcakes.

Jamshid, a maker of stoves in the market, says that the price of wood stoves and wood is cheaper than that of . . .

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