Afghan soldiers walk towards flames outside the U.S. Consulate after an attack by insurgents, in Herat province

Afghan soldiers walk towards flames outside the U.S. Consulate after an attack by insurgents, in Herat province September 13, 2013. Insurgents including a suicide car bomber attacked the U.S. consulate in the western Afghanistan city of Herat on Friday, police said, and a gun battle was under way. It was unclear whether insurgents had made it inside the consulate building. REUTERS/Mohammad Shoib (AFGHANISTAN – Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)