KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of gold, petrol, diesel and flour increased during the outgoing week in Kabul markets.
Gold prices
Mohammad Fawad, a jeweller in the Timor Shahi area, said the price of one gram of Arabian gold increased from 6,960afs to 7,230afs, while the same amount of Russian gold rose from 5,550afs to 5,760afs.
Gold traders said fluctuations in local gold prices were linked to changes in international markets.
According to Kabul Municipality, the retail price of one litre of petrol stands at 73afs, while diesel is selling at 68afs per litre.
Based on Pajhwok’s market survey conducted last Saturday, petrol was priced at 66afs per litre and diesel at 65afs. Compared to last week, petrol prices have risen by about 10.6 percent and diesel prices by approximately 4.6 percent.
Fuel vendors attributed the increase to developments in international markets and regional tensions.
However, the rise in local fuel prices comes as global crude oil prices have edged lower.
According to Trading Economics, a barrel of crude oil traded at about $73.1 on 27 June 2026, compared to around $72 on 4 July 2026, indicating a decline of roughly $1 per barrel, or about 1.5 per cent, over the past week.
International analysts say the decrease has largely been driven by easing concerns over potential disruptions to oil supplies from the Middle East, the resumption of oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and growing optimism over negotiations between the United States and Iran.
A few days earlier, Jawad Dabir, director of information at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, told Pajhwok that global oil prices had generally risen following US and Israeli strikes on Iran and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
He said the ministry was working to reduce domestic fuel prices and was in contact with Russia and other oil-producing countries to increase imports.
Meanwhile, the price of liquefied gas has remained unchanged.
Mohammad Jan Amin, a shopkeeper in the Dahan-i-Bagh area of Kabul, said the price of one kilogram of liquefied gas sold for 56afs.
Food items
Zamari Safi, head of the Food Traders Union in Kabul, told Pajhwok Afghan News that compared to seven days ago, the price of a 49-kg sack of Kazakh flour rose from 1,550afs to 1,570afs.
He added that prices of other essential food items remained stable, including a 49-kg sack of Indian sugar at 2,600afs, a 16-litre bottle of Malaysian cooking oil at 1,850afs, a 24-kg bag of Indian rice at 2,500afs, one kilogram of African black tea at 380afs, and one kilogram of Indonesian green tea at 350afs.
Hamid Sufizada, a retailer at Dahan-i-Bagh market, said the retail price of a 49-kg sack of Kazakh flour stood at 1,600afs, a 24-kg bag of Indian rice at 2,550afs, and a 49-kg sack of Indian sugar at 2,650afs.
He added that a 16-litre bottle of cooking oil sold for 1,850afs, while one kilogram of black tea cost 400afs and green tea 430afs.
Currency rates
Haji Mohammad Hussain, owner of Sadaqat Money Exchange Service, said one US dollar was traded at 65.65afs, while 1,000 Pakistani rupees exchanged for 227afs.
Last week, one US dollar stood at 64.60afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees at 225afs.
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