12 September 2013 Last updated at 22:41 ET
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There has been a huge explosion outside the US consulate in Herat in western Afghanistan.
The Taliban told the BBC a suicide bomber had detonated explosives, and other fighters attacked the building.
Initial reports say seven people have been wounded. A gun battle between insurgents and security forces is ongoing.
It is the latest in a series of attacks ahead of the withdrawal of foreign combat troops from Afghanistan in 2014.
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There has been a huge explosion outside the US consulate in Herat in western Afghanistan.
The Taliban told the BBC a suicide bomber had detonated explosives, and other fighters attacked the building.
Initial reports say seven people have been wounded. A gun battle between insurgents and security forces is ongoing.
It is the latest in a series of attacks ahead of the withdrawal of foreign combat troops from Afghanistan in 2014.