Gunfights have raged as Afghan forces battle to flush out fighters holed up near the Indian consulate in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, hours after they attempted to storm the diplomatic mission.No group has so far claimed responsibility for the raid, as the fighting continued into Monday in the latest in a series of assaults on Indian installations in the country.Up to six assailants mounted the attack from a building close to the consulate in relatively tranquil Balkh province, prompting Afghan forces to cordon off the area.Two loud explosions and gunshots were heard as the gunmen launched the attack, Muneer Ahmad Farhad, a spokesman for the Balkh province governor, said.Al Jazeera’s Qais Azimy, reporting from Kabul, quoted police officials as saying that several fully armed men had tried to enter the consulate.”They faced resistance from the guards and, instead, entered a house about 100 metres from the consulate and opened fire from there,” he said. “The house has been surrounded by the Afghan special forces.” - See more at: http://www.tajavdo.com/videos/indian-consulate-attacked-in-afghanistan/#sthash.t4pAYWhR.dpuf