A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a busy market in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least nine people and wounding dozens more, police said.
Children were among the dead, all of whom were civilians, said Sayed Masoud Yaqoobi, a local police spokesman. He warned the number of casualties could rise.
The blast hit the market in Almar, a district of Faryab province situated near the border with Turkmenistan, around 11:30 a.m. local time Wednesday, Yaqoobi said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing.
Yaqoobi said police believe it was carried out by the Taliban, who have been fighting Afghan security forces in the region.
