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Sugar, fuel prices down in Kabul this week

The prices of sugar and fuel dropped while of other commodities remained steady during the past week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday. Abdul Hadi, a worker at Wazir Abad Pump Station, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…

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Flour, ghee prices up in Kabul

The prices of flour, ghee and Russian gold increased during the outgoing week in the capital Kabul, market source said Saturday. Food Traders’ Union head, Fazal Rahman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the price of 49 kilograms of…

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Fuel up, sugar & ghee down in Kabul

Fuel prices rose while that of sugar and ghee dipped during the outgoing week in the capital Kabul, market source said on Saturday. Abdul Hadi, a worker at the Wazirabad Filling Station, told Pajhwok Afghan News the rate…

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Fuel, sugar prices down in Kabul

The prices of fuel and sugar have edged down while other items’ rates remain steady during the ongoing week in the capital Kabul, market source said Saturday. Abdul Hadi, a worker at Wazir Abad Fuel Station, told Pajhwok…

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Paghman blaze kills at least 1 man, burns 2 oil tankers

One man was killed and another wounded when a fire broke out at a fuel storage facility in the Paghman district of Kabul province on Tuesday, a shopkeeper said. The fire erupted at around 9:00am in Haider Khan…

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Sugar & gold prices up, fuel down in Kabul

The prices of sugar and gold went up while that of fuel decline during the outgoing week in Kabul during the outgoing week, market source said on Thursday. Abdul Hadi, a fuel station worker in Wazirabad locality, told…

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Fuel, gold prices down in Kabul

The prices of fuel and Russian gold fell while that of sugar and ghee slightly increased during the outgoing week in capital Kabul, market sources said on Thursday. Abdul Hadi, a fuel station worker in Wazirabad locality of…

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Fuel, ghee prices edge down, gold up in Kabul

The prices of fuel and ghee dipped while the rate of Arabian gold increased during the outgoing week in the capital Kabul, market sources said on Thursday. Ghulam Sakhi, a worker of the Shahr-i-Ara fuel station, told Pajhwok…

Petrol, diesel prices down in Kabul

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…

Balkh oil refinery resumes production (Video)

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): An oil-processing plant owned by the Ghazanfar Group has resumed activities after four months of closure at the Hairatan port in northern Balkh province, officials said on Monday. Having the capacity of refining 500 tons of oil annually,…

1 policeman killed, 4 injured in Helmand suicide attack

LASHKARGAH (PAN): One policeman has been killed and four others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a police check post in Marjah district of the southern Helmand province, an official said Thursday. Fawad Askari, provincial police spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan…

Bids for oil, gas extraction to be called on March 7

KABUL): A bidding process for oil and gas extraction in the 31000 square kilometres Afghan-Tajik basin in the northeast would start on March 7, an official said on Saturday. Six oil and gas zones were recently identified in the energy-deficient…

Wrong competition sends fuel prices soaring: Ahadi

KABUL.  Dr. Anwarul Haq Ahadi told Pajhwok Afghan News traders, in an effort to win bids, had purchased fuel in Turkmenistan at high rates. The move had led to increased fuel prices in the country, he added. "The Turkmen firms…

Private firms issued fuel import licences

KABUL): The Ministry of Commerce and Industries had issued fuel import licences to some private firms to meet public demand and stem the influx of substandard supplies to the market, a Cabinet minister said on Wednesday.  "Currently, 60,000 companies import…

Kabul receives 1,000 tonnes of diesel from Russia

KABUL): Of the total 5,000 tonnes of diesel purchased from Russia, 1,000 tonnes have reached Kabul, an official said Monday. The rate of one litre of diesel has been fixed at 60 afghanis at government-run filling stations. "The previous rate…

Afghanistan to become self-sufficient in fuel by 2015

KABUL would not only become self-sufficient in fuel production, but would also export it to other countries by 2015. Currently Afghanistan imports three billion tonnes of fuel. Briefing reporters about a recently signed agreement with a Chinese firm on oil…

50,000 tonnes of fuel to be imported from Turkmenistan

KABUL would import 50,000 tonnes of fuel from neighbouring Turkmenistan in the near future, the minister of commerce and industries said on Tuesday. A delegation would be sent on December 28 to Turkmenistan, which had agreed to sign an agreement…

Firewood price shoots up in Paktia

GARDEZ (PAN): The price of firewood had registered a three-fold increase, compared to last year, in the southeastern province of Paktia, resident complained on Monday. The price of 560 kilograms of firewood has jumped to 7,000 afghanis ($143.5) from last…

Despite promises of cut, gas price spirals

KABUL): Despite government promises of cutting the gas price to 55 afghanis ($1.13) per kilogram, the rate in Kabul has shot up to 130afs, dealers said on Wednesday. Residents complained that in addition to the hike, there was a shortage…

Gas price in Kabul to be cut in 2 days

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): Ministry of Commerce Officials promised on Monday gas prices would be lowered to 55 afghanis ($1.13) within two days, saying they had signed an agreement with three major importers. On Sunday, a delegation of officials from the ministry…

Govt can’t fix gas prices: ACCI

KABUL Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Monday blamed the government for fixing gas prices, saying that it did not have the power to do so. Last week, the Ministry of Commerce fixed at 55 afghanis ($1.34) the price…

10 ISAF fuel tankers torched; 4 injured

ISLAMABAD (PAN's Sindh province, an official said on Monday. At least 10 tankers were destroyed as unidentified gunmen attacked the convoy in the Khairpur town, about 260 miles northeast of Karachi, police official Ghulam Manzar told Pajhwok Afghan News. Six…

Pump stations charging above govt-fixed fuel rates

KABUL): Pump station and oil depot owners in Kabul are charging above the government-fixed fuel rates, forcing the authorities to appoint price controllers, officials said. On Monday, Minister of Commerce and Industries Dr. Anwarul Haq Ahadi told journalists in Kabul…

Gold up, fuel down in Kabul

KABUL): The price of gold went up while the rate of fuel fell during the outgoing week in the capital Kabul, retailers said on Thursday. One gram of Arabian gold sold for 2,000 afghanis and the same amount of the…

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