Fuel, sugar prices rise, flour, gold prices fall in Kabul — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of sugar, fuel and gas increased, while flour and gold prices declined in Kabul over the past week, market sources said on Saturday. Hikmatullah Muhammadi, an employee at a fuel station in the Wazirabad area of Kabul, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the price of one litre of petrol went up from 80afs to 87afs, while one litre of diesel increased from 75afs to 79afs. Mohammad Jan Amin, a shopkeeper in the Dahan-i-Bagh area of Kabul, said the price of one kilogramme of liquefied gas increased from 67afs to 69afs. Fuel sellers attributed the increase to higher global prices and the closure of the Salang route. According to a previous Pajhwok report, on June 30 this year, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) announced that the Salang highway would be closed to tanker trucks from July 10 until further notice to accelerate major reconstruction work on the route. The ministry had asked tanker truck drivers to transport their cargo before the closure. Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas, spokesman for MoPW, told Pajhwok that efforts were underway to complete the reconstruction before the winter season. He said: “Work is currently under way in North Salang, including concrete paving, construction of retaining walls and other sections. In the southern section, from Gallery 15 towards Kabul, asphalt paving over concrete is…