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AFGHANISTAN: Iran fuel ban hurting the poor, says minister

AFGHANISTAN: Iran fuel ban hurting the poor, says minister

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KABUL Thursday, January 13, 2011 (IRIN) - A sharp rise in fuel prices caused by a recent Iranian fuel export ban, against a backdrop of rising global fuel prices, has bumped up food and medicine prices across Afghanistan, prompting concerns about the welfare of millions of vulnerable Afghans this winter.

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