Indian Consulate in Afghan City Attacked

Unidentified militants attempted to storm the Indian consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif Sunday as gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades rocked the surrounding area, a spokesman for the local governor told VOA. Munir Ahmad Farhad said the gunmen fired the rockets from a building across the street from the consulate, prompting a gunfight between security forces and the assailants. No details about casualties or damage were immediately available. Special forces units...

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