Afghan drivers criticise fuel price hike, call on Taliban to pay attention

Drivers in Afghanistan have criticised the hike in the price of petrol in the country’s markets, claiming that it is harming their work and have therefore, urged the Taliban to pay attention to it, TOLOnews reported.

Amid the economic crisis in the nation, Mohammad Sharif, a driver lamented his plight and said, “If we find 1000 money daily, we will pay 600 for fuel for our car, 400 is no work.”

Meanwhile, in a separate statement, another driver said, “The price of fuel has increased by nearly ten Afghanis; it was 67 Afghanis recently and is now 78 Afghanis.”