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A suicide bomber on a motorcycle has killed at least 13 people, including a policeman, in south-west Afghanistan. | 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. |
'Critical' | 'Critical' |
"A suicide bomber with a motorcycle carried out a suicide attack in the centre of Farah town in the area of Ada Herat," news agency AFP quoted Farah police chief Faqir Ahmad Askar as saying. | "A suicide bomber with a motorcycle carried out a suicide attack in the centre of Farah town in the area of Ada Herat," news agency AFP quoted Farah police chief Faqir Ahmad Askar as saying. |
Several dozen people, mostly civilians, were wounded in the attack, officials said. | Several dozen people, mostly civilians, were wounded in the attack, officials said. |
More than a dozen were critically injured so "the death toll may rise", provincial governor Rohul Amin told the agency. | More than a dozen were critically injured so "the death toll may rise", provincial governor Rohul Amin told the agency. |
"The bomber riding on a motorcycle detonated himself at a main square near my working office in my home," the governor said. | "The bomber riding on a motorcycle detonated himself at a main square near my working office in my home," the governor said. |
The blast damaged some nearby buildings, he added. | The blast damaged some nearby buildings, he added. |
Farah has recently seen increased militant activity as Taliban expand their area of operation from the south and east to new areas in north and west. | Farah has recently seen increased militant activity as Taliban expand their area of operation from the south and east to new areas in north and west. |
The attack comes a day after President Karzai took over for a second term promising to work towards building a secure and stable Afghanistan. | The attack comes a day after President Karzai took over for a second term promising to work towards building a secure and stable Afghanistan. |