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Afghans hit by food price hikes as Pakistan shutdown bites

By Rob Taylor

KABUL, Jan 23 (Reuters) - With snow piled deep in front of his small Kabul shop and a border shutdown enforced by Pakistan driving up food prices and severing a vital lifeline into Afghanistan, Asmatullah is having his own winter of discontent.

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