Petrol, diesel prices down in Kabul

KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of rice, fuel and gold decreased during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Sunday.

A worker at the Ahmadyar Group of Pump Stations said the price of one litre of petrol fell from 67afs to 66afs and the rate of diesel from 70afs to 67afs.

Mohammad Sharif, a liquefied gas seller in Kalola Pushta locality, said the rate of one kilogram of the commodity fell from 58afs to 56afs.

Food items

Zmarai Safi, head of the Food Traders Association, said the rate of a 24.5-kilogram sack of Pakistani rice decreased from 3,000afs to 2,900afs.

A 16-litre tin of Malaysian cooking oil cost 1,750afs, a 49-kilogarm bag of Kazakh flour 1,700afs and a 49-kilogarm sack of Indian sugar 3,700afs.

By the same token, he added, a kilogram of African black tea accounted for 400afs and the same amount of Indonesian green tea for 350afs.

Hamid Sufizada, a retailer on the Dahna-i-Bagh Market, said the retail price of a 49-kilogram bag of Kazakh flour was 1,750afs, a 24-kg bag of Pakistani rice 2,950afs and a 49-kg sack of Indian sugar 3,750afs.

Similarly, a 16-litre bottle of cooking oil accounted for 1,800afs, one kilogram of black tea for 400afs and the same quantity of green tea for 450afs.

Gold prices

Mohammad Fawad, a jeweller in Timor Shahi area, said the price of one gram of Russian gold increased from 3,650afs to 3,600afs. The rate of the Arabian variety remained unchanged at 4,650afs.

Afghani exchange rate

Haji Hussain, owner of the Sadaqat Money Exchange Service, said one US dollar traded at 87.50afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees at 290afs.

Last week, one US dollar accounted for 88afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees for 295.

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