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Afghan Residents Complain Over Oil Price Hike
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According to reports, Afghan households are unhappy about soaring oil prices in the country.
Oil prices are still rising in the capital Kabul despite government repeated commitments about making efforts to decrease oil prices.
Prices of oil and gas have been going up since the recent months in the capital and various other provinces.
Meanwhile, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce says that the increase of fuel prices, particulary oil is glancing up.
“Supplying is in a normal way, the prices will return to its normal status up to the next two weeks,” Musafer Quqandi, spokesman of commerce ministry said.
Parliament’s economic commission also said that although the former minister of commerce has been summoned and dismissed but the oil market is still monopolized by the mafia.
According to experts, another reason for the increase of oil price in Afghanistan markets is the rise of oil demands in the winter season.
The government has repeatedly committed to make efforts for preventing oil price increase; promises which has not seen to be fulfilled.