Russia-Ukraine conflict weighs heavily on Afghan food market

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Russia-Ukraine conflict weighs heavily on Afghan food market

STORY: Russia-Ukraine conflict weighs heavily on Afghan food market DATELINE: June 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan markets 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MOHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Afghan shopkeeper 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): TAJ MOHAMMAD TALASH, Professor from Ashna Private University in Kabul STORYLINE: As the Russia-Ukraine crisis has sent global energy and food prices soaring, people in war-torn Afghanistan are feeling the pain. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MOHAMMAD ZUBAIR, Afghan shopkeeper "The price of cooking oil has risen from five U.S. dollars per can to six dollars over the past two months. The situation in Ukraine has affected my business of cooking oil." In accordance with a joint news release by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), the Russia-Ukraine crisis "continues to put pressure on Afghanistan's wheat supply, food commodities, agricultural inputs and fuel prices." Taj Mohammad Talash, professor from Ashna Private

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