FEROZKOH CITY (Pajhwok): Residents of western Ghor province say the prices of essential food items, including vegetables, have registered a significant increase during the past one month amid joblessness.
During the past one month, the price of a 24.5 kilogram bag of rice increased from 2,200afs to 2,300afs, the price of a tin of ten-liter cooking oil doubled from 800afs to 1,600afs and the rate of a 49-kilogram bag of sugar soared from 1,700afs to 2,800afs, they said.
The prices of other essential commodities have also gone up by 10afs to 100afs . . .
