Afghanistan;A suicide bomber killed 15 people
including women and children ,Wednesday when
he blew himself up in a northern Afghan market,
as militants intensify their annual summer offensive
despite nascent peace talks,
The attack in Almar district of Faryab province
,bordering Turkmenistan,highlights the heavy
toll of such attacks on civilians after 13 years
of war
No group claimed responsibility for the suicide
bombing ,which comes just before another round
of peace negotiations between the government
and Taliban militants are due to start
This morning a suicide bomber detonated his
explosive -ledan vest in a market in Amar Faryab"
Abdul Sattar Barez told AFP,
Almar district chief Saleh Mohammad confirmed
the death toll ,adding that some of the wounded
were in critical condition.
We had received intelligence report that a suicide
attacker has entered the market in Almar ,so we
set up a poce check point to search for him ,
local police commander Saif,who goes by one
name told AFP
AFP,
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