Three killed and 19 hurt after two-hour assault in Afghan city


In ruins: A policeman inspecting the site of a blast near the Indian consulate in Jalalabad. — Reuters

JALALABAD: Gunfire and an explosion echoed as militants attacked India’s consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing three people in the latest in a string of assaults on Indian installations in the country.

No group has so far claimed the brazen attack, which coincided with a Nato change-of-command ceremony that saw US army general John Nicholson take charge of international troops in Afghanistan.

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