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| A suicide bomber on a motorcycle has killed at least 13 people, including a policeman, in south-west Afghanistan. | |
| The attack in a crowded market in Farah city, capital of Farah province, also wounded 36 people, police said. | The attack in a crowded market in Farah city, capital of Farah province, also wounded 36 people, police said. |
| Farah, a mainly desert province on the Iran border, has seen a rise in insurgent attacks this year as Taliban have become active in new areas. | Farah, a mainly desert province on the Iran border, has seen a rise in insurgent attacks this year as Taliban have become active in new areas. |
| The attack comes a day after President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term as the country's elected leader. | The attack comes a day after President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term as the country's elected leader. |
| The bomber struck in an area where heavy trucks were being loaded with goods to be taken to the province of Herat, police said. | The bomber struck in an area where heavy trucks were being loaded with goods to be taken to the province of Herat, police said. |