The exchange of fire is still on outside the Indian Consulate in Herat.
Reportedly, the situation is uncertain, but the staff is not in danger.
The Indian Consulate in Herat in Afghanistan was attacked this morning.
According to media reports, Afghan police officials said that three gunmen armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades opened fire on the consulate early this morning from a nearby home. Police killed two of them, though one continued to fire on security forces.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.