JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Residents of Jalalabad city, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, complain that ice prices have been arbitrarily increased by sellers after the rise in temperature.
Jalalabad Municipality officials, confirming the matter, said they have started efforts to prevent the hike in ice prices.
Abdul Wali, a resident of sixth district of Jalalabad city, told Pajhwok ice sellers in their area recently increased the price of ice block from 100 afghnis to 150 afghanis.
Another resident of Jalalabad, Imran Ali, said poor people would be unable to buy ice blocks to cool water if its prices were not controlled . . .
