At least 21 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the Afghan city of Kandahar, a doctor at the regional hospital has told the BBC.
The Taliban government has put the death toll at three. Police said a number of others were wounded.
The Taliban said the suicide attack took place at around 08:00 (03:30 GMT) at a bank located in the city centre.
No group has yet said it carried out the attack, which appears to be the biggest in Afghanistan this year.
The blast took place at a branch where Afghan government employees were queueing to collect their salaries.
The dead and injured have been taken to Mirwais hospital, the region's largest.
Kandahar is the seat of power of the Taliban, the base of their supreme commander.
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