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The attack took place in the Dilaram district in Farah province, officials said, with the attacker reportedly wearing a woman's burqa.
A number of policemen were said to be among the dead. Nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
South Afghanistan is a stronghold of the Taleban and thousands of foreign troops are fighting them there.
Vehicles destroyed
Officials said the blast took place in a market near a police station.
Farah governor Rohul Amin told Reuters news agency that officials had said the bomber was wearing a burqa robe.
A number of police vehicles were destroyed in the attack.
Last month, a suicide bomb in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 18 people, including 11 police officers.
Correspondents say there has already been a significant increase in the number of attacks in south and eastern Afghanistan in the first few months of this year compared with 2007.
Taleban fighters launched scores of suicide attacks and other bombings last year. Most of those killed were civilians.
(BBC)
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