Food and fuel prices have sharply increased in southern Kandahar province over the past three months and local people complain they are unable to buy daily use items. The price-hike comes after the political change in the…
The World Food Program (WFP) and Watan organization have provided assistance to 7,000 poor and needy families in southern Paktika province. TheWFP distributed food to 4,000 families and Watan organization to 3,000 families. Mualvi Khan Mohammad Ahmad, Paktika…
The municipality of Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Baklh province, has prepared a price list for a number of food items to control the market and people want the list to be enforced. Balkh Department of Information…
Residents of this capital city of eastern Kunar province say the prices of food and non-food items have increased beyond their purchasing power. Lately unemployment and poverty have increased and have confronted people with numerous problems. Sadiq Siyar,…
Residents of northern Balkh province say unemployment and rising food prices ahead of winter have annoyed people. They say despite government's efforts, there has been no significant reduction in food prices in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial capital. However, Balkh…
Over a thousand families in Syed Karam district of southeastern Paktia province received food aid on Wednesday, an official said. The assistance that included eight different food items has been provided by the World Food Program (WFP). Haji…
The United Nations food stocks in Afghanistan may run out this month, a senior official warns, seeking support for the vulnerable Afghans. At least $200 million were needed only for food to ensure delivering essential items to the…
The prices of fuel have increased by nearly 8.5 percent while the rate of sugar and tea has increased by 8.4 percent during the outgoing week in capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. A worker in Hashemi Fuel…
Second vice-president Sarwar Danish on Thursday said nearly 13 million Afghans faced food crisis with eight million of them were in severe situation. Sarwar Danish, marking the third anniversary of National Food Security and Nutrition Agenda (AFSANA) during…
The prices of rice, cooking oil, gold increased in Kabul last week when the rates of sugar, Kazaqi flour decreased, market sources said on Saturday. Mohammad Tawab Ghaznavi, owner of Zamzam Food Store in Khoshal Khan area, said…
The prices of liquefied gas, sugar, flour and Russian gold have dipped while the rate of Arabian gold increased during the outgoing week in capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Mohammad Akram, a liquefied gas seller in Taimani…
The prices of diesel, petrol, sugar and ghee have increased during the outgoing week in capital Kabul, market sources said Saturday. Abdul Hadi, a worker at Wazirabad Fuel Station in Kabul, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the price…
The prices of essential food items have soared in Khwahan district of northeastern Badakhshan province following the closure of a bridge connecting the district with neighboring Tajikistan, local officials said Monday. According to reports, Tajikistan border forces shut…
The distribution process of food aid to 5,000 families affected by poverty has been started in districts and capital of southern Kandahar province, an official said Sunday. The aid is provided by the World Food Program (WFP).…
A number of Afghan forces besieged by Taliban militants in Ghormach district of northwestern Faryab province said they were eating spoiled and leftover food as they had no access to edible items. The besieged soldiers, in a telephone…
Date expired and low quality medicines, food products and alcoholic beverages weighing four tons were set alight at an official event in southeastern Khost province on Thursday. Governor Hakam Khan Habibi, who attended the event, told Pajhwok…
Public health officials on Tuesday said more than 15 tonnes of expired food and beverages have been seized from markets in the capital of western Farah province. The spurious food and drinks were collected by an environmental…
The prices of sugar, ghee and diesel have dipped while that of rice has increased in the capital Kabul this week, markets sources said Saturday. Abdul Hadi, a worker at the Wazirabad Fuel Station, said the prices a…
The prices of flour, sugar and fuel increased during the outgoing week in capital Kabul, market sources said on Thursday. Food Traders Union head Fazal Rahman told Pajhwok Afghan News the price of 49 kilograms of Kazakh flour…
Prices of fuel, gas, flour, ghee and sugar edged down during the outgoing week in Kabul, retailers said on Thursday. The rate of one litre of diesel came down from 39 afghanis to 37afs and the same quantity…
KABUL to help ensure food security and improved economic status of thousands of rural households suffering from frequent food shortages in the war-torn country. The financing agreement was signed recently by Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of IFAD, and Eklil Ahmad…
The prices of diesel, petrol and ghee edged down, as compared to last week, retailers said on Thursday. The rate of one litre of petrol decreased by one afs while, one litre diesel rate had decreased from 49…
As rescuers battled on Sunday to deliver aid to the affected families after devastating floods in northern Baghlan province, officials said so far at least 91 bodies have been recovered from floodwaters and under the rubble of washed…
Residents of southeastern Khost and southern Helmand provinces on Thursday held gatherings to pay tribute to the 21 Afghan National Army (ANA) troops killed during Sunday’s Taliban attack in eastern Kunar province. The gathering in Helmand was…
