INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Afghan security forces battled gunmen following a suicide attack outside the Iraqi embassy in the capital, Kabul.
A bomber blew himself up at the gate of the embassy in the central Shar-e-Naw neighbourhood, then three other attackers entered the compound, the Afghan interior ministry said.
Although the ministry said the siege had ended, reports of gunfire continued.
So-called Islamic State (IS) said it carried out the attack.
Kabul has seen a number of deadly assaults this year blamed on either IS or the Taliban.
Correspondents say this is the first attack on the city's Iraqi embassy. It comes two weeks after the embassy held a news conference to celebrate the defeat of IS in the Iraqi city of Mosul.
Pictures on social media show black plumes of smoke rising into the sky over Kabul.
Gun battle and suicide bombing in Afghan capital
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