The World Food Programme reports rising food prices in Afghan markets as border closures with Pakistan, high fuel costs, and the Salang Highway shutdown drive up transportation expenses. Residents struggle with soaring costs of flour, rice, and cooking oil, while drivers call for government
The cramped living conditions, soaring food prices, and poor sanitation are further intensified by severe restrictions on the entry of essential supplies into the coastal strip.
Dalian [China], September 21 (ANI): China's flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has hit a snag, with many loans to emerging economies falling into repayment troubles, forcing Beijing to scale back on lending.
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): Pakistan's economy is teetering amid record-high inflation and soaring food prices along with high petrol prices can trigger protests across the country, warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 22 (ANI): The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has caused constant unrest and a severe food crunch in the country with the newest one emerging in the form of soaring food prices, especially the inflation of flour which presently costs about 2800 Afghanis.
Karachi (Pakistan), August 20 (ANI): Imran Khan-led Pakistan government has failed to fulfill the basic needs of people of the country as it continues to ignore the soaring food prices for the last three years.