In yet another instance of the rising violence in Afghanistan, a suicide bomber, riding a motorcycle killed 13 people in Farah, Afghanistan and injured 30 more, among whom several of those injured are children. The Afghan polices repeatedly asked the motorcyclist to stop, instead the bomber detonated the explosives wrapped around him.

According to General Mohammad Faqir Askar (Provincial, Police Chief),

“These days Taliban are causing high casualties because the foreign forces and Afghan forces have been conducting operations against the insurgency in the region.”

Furthermore, the police chief stated that, three days before today’s attack, five militants and a Taliban bomb maker were killed in a raid.

This latest attack come just hours after the newly re-elected Afghanistan President, Hamid Karzai took the oath of Presidency and stated that, the peace between the insurgents and the country is paramount for his administration. In a statement he said,

“We invite dissatisfied compatriots, who are not directly linked to international terrorism, to return to their homeland.”

Also, Mr. Karzai wishes to see Afghanistan’s security forces more adept at securing the future of the country and has proposed a five year time table during which all Afghan forces will be trained and ready for taking over the security apparatus from the coalition forces, who are currently commandeering the security of Afghanistan.

The attack on the city square that killed 13 people was preceded by another suicide attack in the southern province of Zabul, where yet another suicide bomber took the lives of two U.S troops. The NATO forces stationed in the region have stated that, in the recent months, there has been an increase in the influx of Uzbek fighters in Afghanistan and in a recent search operation, Afghan and the coalition forces shot and killed an Uzbek fighter, who was believed to be the financier of militant activities and logistics provider.

Via Associated Press.