Afghan forces battle gunmen after blast near Pakistani consulate

A member of the Afghan security force inspects a damaged building after a blast near the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan January 13, 2016. REUTERS/ Parwiz

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on the Pakistani consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, stoking fears over the spread of the ultra-radical movement in Afghanistan.

Afghan officials said all three attackers and at least seven members of the security forces died during the attack by the Islamic States, which hitherto had not struck high-profile Pakistani targets in Afghanistan.