[Al Arabiya Latest] A suicide bomber killed 13 people, including three senior officials in Afghanistan's southwest region. 35 people were also wounded in the attack in Farah City, capital of the Farah Province, said Police Chief Faqir Mohammad AskarFarah, a mainly desert province along the border with Iran, is one of the areas that has seen a rise in insurgent attacks this year as Taliban militants have spread to the west and north from their traditional bases in the south and east.
The suicide bombing came a day after police said Afghan security forces backed by tribal militia killed six Taliban militants in the same province after the rebels beheaded two tribal leaders on the weekend.