Veda Qalandari

Petrol, sugar and gold prices declined while that of cooking oil, diesel and liquefied gas surged during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): As the current academic year draws to a close, a number of Afghan girls— who stress that observing the Islamic hijab is their religious duty— are calling on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to allow them to return to high schools and universities in the upcoming academic year.

The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) has announced the arrival of more than 20 wagons of diesel fuel — totaling 1,120 tons — through the Khwaf–Herat railway line in western Herat province.

Gold, diesel and liquefied gas prices surged, while petrol rates slightly declined. Prices of other food items remained stable during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

The third Afghan–Kazakh exhibition and business meeting will be held from October 25 to 30 this year in the Kazakh city of Shymkent, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) announced on Monday.

Gold and flour prices surged while that of other food items stayed stable during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

The National Food and Drug Authority (NFDA) at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says out of ten salt production factories in central capital city, only three meet the required standards, while the remaining ones need improvements.

Fuel, gold and flour prices surged while that of other food items stayed stable during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) says that the volume of trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the first six months of the current solar year has reached $1.108 billion.

Malaysian cooking oil, fuel and gold prices surged while that of other food items stayed stable during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

The Afghanistan National Standardisation Authority (ANSA) says that 24 tonnes of low-quality steel imported from Turkmenistan have been returned to that country via Aqina Port.

Health specialists warn that self-medication for H. pylori — one of the most common bacterial stomach infections — can lead to severe stomach ulcers and, in some cases even cancer.