Over the past decade the Afghan government has faced a number of issues that have caused problems for the country, problems such as illegal drug trafficking, terrorism and violence. But nowadays they are fighting a problem that has long existed among people and which has recently taken on a completely new aspect. Ethnic conflict is the destructive factor that has caused problems between people for generations, often leading to clashes, outbreak of violence and rancor between different ethnic groups. Trade and imports were one of the factors free from ethnic and racial conflict until the fuel trade became increasingly profitable and important. In the past, most fuel was imported from Iran, but eventually, with the trade embargo imposed on Iran, fuel trade shifted from Iran to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, the country's two main fuel suppliers. ' Afghanistan. After the start of import from these two countries, the price of fuel was expected to stabilize because more fuel was imported than before and the fuel shortage problem had been solved in many places; but unlike people's expectations the price increased further. With the sudden increase in prices, speculation that ethnic favoritism was involved in this problem also increased, and many people began to blame the Uzbeks and Turks for taking advantage of their ethnicity and setting prices without government consent. While some people blame ethnic favoritism for causing such favoritism to be a problem, others believe that the change in fuel prices has nothing to do with ethnicity. They believe that monopoly is the root cause of the problem because a few key players currently control the majority of the market in Afghanistan. Although people consider monopoly and ethnicity as the two main factors, the lack of pr...... middle of paper ......2013. SkypePaterson, Anna. “Understanding markets in Afghanistan.” (2005): page n. Network. 18 November 2013. PUMP PRICE OF DIESEL FUEL (US DOLLAR PER LITER) IN AFGHANISTAN. 2010. Photography. World Bank Indicators - Afghanistan - TransportationWeb. December 4, 2013. PETROL PUMP PRICE (US DOLLAR PER LITER) IN AFGHANISTAN. 2010. Photography. World Bank Indicators - Afghanistan - TransportationWeb. December 4, 2013.Rogers, Alex. "US buys fuel for Afghanistan, perhaps mines Iranian own oilSahak, Abdul Latif. "Afghan fuel traders complain about Turkish 'mafia'." Institute for war and peace reporting [Kabul] 14 4 2012, ARRI Issue 427 Web page no. 18 November 2013. Swamp of Time (2013): Web page no . Network. 18 November 2013. Zia, Ahmad. 15 11 2013. Skype