Updated On: 13 September, 2013 12:19 PM IST | | AP
Taliban militants set off two suicide car bombs in an attack on the US Consulate in western Afghanistan this morning, triggering a gunbattle with security forces that left at least two Afghans dead
The US said all its personnel from the consulate in the city of Herat were safe and American forces later moved into the area to secure the site.
The attack underscored the perilous security situation in Afghanistan, where US-led troops are reducing their presence ahead of a full withdrawal next year.