<p>Afghanistan has halted the export of onions to meet the demands of its internal markets as the prices have recently surged.</p>.<p>In a statement on Friday, the Chamber of Agriculture and Livestock said that due to drought across the country, onion crops have dropped which has also caused a spike in prices in the country, reports <em>TOLO News</em>.</p>.<p>"The export of onions overseas has stopped currently because the price of 7 kg is 200 Afs in Afghanistan now," said Mirwais Hajizada, a member of the Chamber.</p>.<p>Afghanistan was exporting onions to Pakistan, India, Russia and Central Asian nations.</p>.<p>The price of 7 kg of onions was usually around 30 Afs at this time of the year.</p>.<p>"We used to have exports, but this year we don't have exports because we have less crops this year," TOLO News quoted Iqbal, a seller, as saying.</p>.<p>According to Bakhtiar, another seller, the lack of rain this year triggered drought conditions, leading to less crop yield across Afghanistan.</p>
<p>Afghanistan has halted the export of onions to meet the demands of its internal markets as the prices have recently surged.</p>.<p>In a statement on Friday, the Chamber of Agriculture and Livestock said that due to drought across the country, onion crops have dropped which has also caused a spike in prices in the country, reports <em>TOLO News</em>.</p>.<p>"The export of onions overseas has stopped currently because the price of 7 kg is 200 Afs in Afghanistan now," said Mirwais Hajizada, a member of the Chamber.</p>.<p>Afghanistan was exporting onions to Pakistan, India, Russia and Central Asian nations.</p>.<p>The price of 7 kg of onions was usually around 30 Afs at this time of the year.</p>.<p>"We used to have exports, but this year we don't have exports because we have less crops this year," TOLO News quoted Iqbal, a seller, as saying.</p>.<p>According to Bakhtiar, another seller, the lack of rain this year triggered drought conditions, leading to less crop yield across Afghanistan.</p>