Mazar-I-Sharif, Afganistan/Berlin, Agencies, Nov. 11, 2016 –

ISLAMABAD — Suicide bomb attacks late Thursday at the German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif killed at least four people and left more than 100 wounded, mostly civilians.

Only unofficial casualty estimates were available early Friday, provided by a doctor at a hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif, one of Afghanistan’s major cities. Some of the wounded taken to the hospital were in serious condition.

A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a wall around the German consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif late on Thursday. 

Afghan security forces and NATO troops arrive at the site of explosion near the German consulate office in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan November 11, 2016.

A NATO spokesman said the explosion had caused “massive damage” to the building, where around 30 people normally worked. Heavily armed attackers followed up the blast, battling with Afghan and German security forces late into the night.

Afghan security forces investigate at the site of explosion near the German consulate office in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan November 11, 2016

Afghan security forces and NATO troops investigate at the site of explosion near the German consulate office in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan November 11, 2016.