Life basic initial prices increased in Kabul, including gold

AVA- Abdul Hadi, a worker at Wazirabad fuel station in Kabul, told media that the price of one liter of diesel increased from 52 Afghanis to 54 Afghanis this week.
He said that the diesel price was increased in international markets.
However, he added that one liter of petrol remained steady at 57 Afghanis.
Ahmad Javid, a liquefied gas seller in Taimani area of Kabul, said the price of one kilogram of the commodity stood at 65afs.
Food Traders Union head in Kabul, Fazal Rahman, said the price of 50 kilograms of Kazakhstani flour increased from 1,270afs to 1,320afs.
But he said 49 kilograms of Pakistani sugar cost 1,640afs, 24kg of Pakistani rice 2,020afs and 16 liters of Khurshid ghee 1,040afs, the same rates of last week’s.
However, Noor Ahmad Khairkhwa, a tea seller in Kabul Mandavi, said a kilogram of Indonesian green tea cost 280afs and the same amount of African black tea 300afs -- same prices as last week’s.
Ahmad Wali Panjsheri, who owns a grocery store in Dahn-i-Bagh area of Kabul, sold a 50-kg sack of Kazakhstani flour for 1,400afs, a 49-kg bag of sugar for 1,800afs, 24-kg of Pakistani rice 2,400afs a 16-litre tin of ghee for 1,150afs, one-kg of Indonesian green tea for 300afs and the same amount of black African tea for 350afs—higher than wholesale rates.
Arabian gold price has also increased.
Haji Fawad Ahmad Salehzada, a jeweler in Timor Shahi area of Kabul, said the price of one gram of Arabian gold increased from 2,230afs to 2,400afs while the same quantity of Russian variety remain steady at1,850afs.
According to Haji Mir Hussain Sadaqat, owner of Sadaqat Money Exchange Services in Kabul, one US dollar accounted for 75.60afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees 585afs against last week’s 75.30afs and 585afs.