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18 Afghans Killed by Bomber in a Burka

Taliban claims responsibility for blast

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted May 15, 2008 4:59 AM CDT

(Newser) – A suicide bomber wearing a burka killed 18 people today in a western Afghanistan bazaar, Reuters reports. A spokesman for the Taliban, which claimed responsibility for the attack, said the bomber was a man. The past two years have been Afghanistan’s bloodiest since 2001, and some Western officials fear a return to anarchy in the country.

Map locates Dilaram in Farah, Afghanistan, where a suicide bomber killed 18.
Map locates Dilaram in Farah, Afghanistan, where a suicide bomber killed 18.   (AP Photo)
The wreckage of a car used by a suicide bomber is seen after an earlier suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday.
The wreckage of a car used by a suicide bomber is seen after an earlier suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday.   (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
An Afghan mother cries after her son was injured in suicide bombing in Spin Boldak town, Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
An Afghan mother cries after her son was injured in suicide bombing in Spin Boldak town, Wednesday, April 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Shah Khalid)
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