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Written by Amir Shah, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Sunday, 18 May 2008 |
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KABUL - At least 12 people have been killed and 27 wounded in a suicide bomb attack in western Afghanistan.
Officials say a suicide bomber wearing a burka attacked a police patrol at a crowded market in the Dilaram district of Farah province.
Provincial Gov. Rohul Amin said the bomber was a woman.
But the Taliban, which claimed responsibility for the blast, identified the bomber as a man named Mullah Khalid.
Amin said five policemen, including a district police chief, and seven civilians are among the dead. Twenty-seven others, including 11 police and 16 civilians were wounded.
Younus Rasoul, another provincial official, put the death toll at 15. He said police tried to stop the bomber seconds before the explosion.
Afghanistan is battling a Taliban-led insurgency that is strongest in the east and south of the country.
Afghan insurgents launched more than 140 suicide bombings in 2007, and many of those killed in the attacks have been civilians.
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