Two Afghan police and one security guard were killed in the dawn assault, along with seven attackers. The US consulate said its staff were safe.
The Taliban said they carried out the attack, which began with a huge blast at the compound gates, sparking a gun battle near consulate buildings.
Attacks continue despite the planned withdrawal of foreign troops in 2014.
Seventeen civilians, including women and children, were injured in the Herat attack.
Herat sits close to the Iranian border on a
vital trade route across southern Afghanistan and it has been relatively
peaceful in recent years.
The US consulate in Herat was opened just four years ago in a former five-star hotel. The BBC's David Loyn in Kabul says this attack - carried out in the shadow of the anniversary of 9/11 - is a demonstration of the ability of insurgents to disrupt Afghanistan, 12 years after US-led forces toppled the Taliban.
In violence elsewhere, a truck bomb exploded near government offices in the volatile south-eastern province of Paktika, injuring several Afghan security personnel.
'Extensive damage' The force of the explosions in Herat left the road badly damaged and pieces of twisted metal and rubble could be seen in the vicinity of the consulate, reports say.
An Afghan army spokesman told the BBC that a huge truck bomb damaged the outer defences of the US consulate, allowing the attackers to breach the perimeter and shoot at the consulate buildings.
"A truck carrying attackers drove to the front gate, and attackers, possibly firing rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles, commenced attacking Afghan Protective forces on the exterior of the gates," US State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters.
"Shortly after, the entire truck exploded, extensively damaging the front gate [to the consulate]," she added.
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The US consulate in Herat, once home to a
five-star hotel, was the target for the Taliban attack carried out in
the shadow of the 9/11 anniversary
The explosions sparked a gun battle. Witnesses said they could see smoke rising from the scene 
The attack began shortly before dawn when a vehicle exploded close to the gate of the compound
Two policemen and one security guard were killed - the police bore the brunt of this particular assault
The force of the explosions left the road
badly damaged and pieces of twisted metal and rubble could be seen in
the vicinity of the consulate
Herat is considered to be one of the more
peaceful cities in Afghanistan. This attack underscores the challenge
that awaits the country in 2014
The gunfire continued for some time, reporters at the scene said.
The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf)
tweeted at 04:00 GMT that the consulate was secure "with all enemy
forces being killed". Isaf and Afghan National Security Forces were at
the scene, it added.Peter Bezaorowajnyj, who works in Afghanistan, told the BBC he could see smoke from the explosion from the roof of his building.
The explosion "rocked the building I am staying in", he said.
Earlier this month Taliban targeted the Torkham US base in eastern Afghanistan, sparking a lengthy gun battle in which three insurgents were killed.
Mrs.
Folorunsho Alakija is a wife, mother, philanthropist and business
mogul. She has been named as one of Forbe Africa’s 40 Richest alongside
11 other Nigerian billionaires such as Aliko Dangote and Glo boss, Mike
Adenuga.
According to reports, she is worth a whopping $600 Million, securing her a place on the 24th position on the list. Her foray into the oil business, which saw her becoming the Executive Vice-Chairman of Famfa Oil & Gas Limited, has placed her in a position of power. This 61-year-old former President of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria – FADAN – is also a philanthropist of note.
We bring to you one of Africa’s finest: Madam Folorunsho Alakija.
HER STORY
Her mother used to be a fabric merchant. It was with her she got her firsthand knowledge of the fashion industry. She left the corporate world in the early 80's (1984) to the UK to study fashion designing and returned in 1985, a year after her training, to start her fashion house - Supreme Stitches which she started at a 3-Bedroom apartment in Surulere, Lagos. A year after establishing the company, she emerged as the best Designer in the country in 1986.
Mrs. Alakija was born in 1951 into a large family - her dad had 8 wives and 52 children in his lifetime and she was the second surviving child as her mom was the first wife. Quoting her, I had a very happy childhood and enjoyed my upbringing, was taught etiquette and how to sit at the table. She and her younger sister were sent to school abroad when she was 7 years old. They went to a school in Wales, a private school for girls in Northern Wales, and they were the only coloured (black) girls in the school. And because their fellow mates couldn't pronounce their names, they coined them names -Flo for Folorunsho and Doyle for Doyin. They were in the school for 4 years, and at age 11 she and Doyle moved back to Nigeria at the request of their parents who didn't want them to lose their African values, culture and tradition.
She got married in 1976 to her loving husband and between them they have 4 kids, all boys who all schooled abroad and are all engaged one way or the other in the family business.
On her involvement in the oil and gas industry, she explained that through a friend she met while was still actively involved in the world of fashion [Maryam Babangida], they got involved in the business of oil. There was an oil bloc no one wanted at that time for several reasons, it was this same oil bloc they got allocated to. They were approached in late 1996 by the then oil giant Texaco who were sure the bloc had potentials as they had done their homework well, and after negotiations that spanned 3 months we all agreed on terms and the rest like they say is history. Later Texaco became Chevron and struck oil in commercial quantity and they were told the oil had been collecting in that field for 17 million years.
According to her, “We consider ourselves lucky that we were allocated that particular oil field. That's the early history of FAMFA OIL.”
Her oil block pulls in an estimated $1M (N157,000,000) a day.
HOW SHE HAS COPED WITH MARRIAGE AND AFFLUENCE
Mrs. Alakija stated that she and her husband have learned to share responsibilities throughout their marriage.
“Money has nothing to do with love. Love comes from within. Money is something you acquire along the line. Only love keeps people together. From the time that we started courting, it has been like that, and we thank God that to His glory, we’ve known one another for 40 years. I pray also that God continues to unite us. I believe that if love is the foundation of a union, God will prove Himself faithful.
Every married person has a duty to ensure that they make their marriage work because nobody dragged them into it. Even looking after the children in that marriage calls for both parents to impact into them the skills, love, knowledge and talent required to enable them live fulfilled lives. When we shirk our responsibilities, we’re being careless.”
- See more at: http://www.fabulous-city.com/article.aspx?id=h7ObDFt0nHfG3j83GszyiQ==#sthash.kbCiNgns.dpuf
According to reports, she is worth a whopping $600 Million, securing her a place on the 24th position on the list. Her foray into the oil business, which saw her becoming the Executive Vice-Chairman of Famfa Oil & Gas Limited, has placed her in a position of power. This 61-year-old former President of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria – FADAN – is also a philanthropist of note.
We bring to you one of Africa’s finest: Madam Folorunsho Alakija.
HER STORY
Her mother used to be a fabric merchant. It was with her she got her firsthand knowledge of the fashion industry. She left the corporate world in the early 80's (1984) to the UK to study fashion designing and returned in 1985, a year after her training, to start her fashion house - Supreme Stitches which she started at a 3-Bedroom apartment in Surulere, Lagos. A year after establishing the company, she emerged as the best Designer in the country in 1986.
Mrs. Alakija was born in 1951 into a large family - her dad had 8 wives and 52 children in his lifetime and she was the second surviving child as her mom was the first wife. Quoting her, I had a very happy childhood and enjoyed my upbringing, was taught etiquette and how to sit at the table. She and her younger sister were sent to school abroad when she was 7 years old. They went to a school in Wales, a private school for girls in Northern Wales, and they were the only coloured (black) girls in the school. And because their fellow mates couldn't pronounce their names, they coined them names -Flo for Folorunsho and Doyle for Doyin. They were in the school for 4 years, and at age 11 she and Doyle moved back to Nigeria at the request of their parents who didn't want them to lose their African values, culture and tradition.
She got married in 1976 to her loving husband and between them they have 4 kids, all boys who all schooled abroad and are all engaged one way or the other in the family business.
On her involvement in the oil and gas industry, she explained that through a friend she met while was still actively involved in the world of fashion [Maryam Babangida], they got involved in the business of oil. There was an oil bloc no one wanted at that time for several reasons, it was this same oil bloc they got allocated to. They were approached in late 1996 by the then oil giant Texaco who were sure the bloc had potentials as they had done their homework well, and after negotiations that spanned 3 months we all agreed on terms and the rest like they say is history. Later Texaco became Chevron and struck oil in commercial quantity and they were told the oil had been collecting in that field for 17 million years.
According to her, “We consider ourselves lucky that we were allocated that particular oil field. That's the early history of FAMFA OIL.”
Her oil block pulls in an estimated $1M (N157,000,000) a day.
HOW SHE HAS COPED WITH MARRIAGE AND AFFLUENCE
Mrs. Alakija stated that she and her husband have learned to share responsibilities throughout their marriage.
“Money has nothing to do with love. Love comes from within. Money is something you acquire along the line. Only love keeps people together. From the time that we started courting, it has been like that, and we thank God that to His glory, we’ve known one another for 40 years. I pray also that God continues to unite us. I believe that if love is the foundation of a union, God will prove Himself faithful.
Every married person has a duty to ensure that they make their marriage work because nobody dragged them into it. Even looking after the children in that marriage calls for both parents to impact into them the skills, love, knowledge and talent required to enable them live fulfilled lives. When we shirk our responsibilities, we’re being careless.”
- See more at: http://www.fabulous-city.com/article.aspx?id=h7ObDFt0nHfG3j83GszyiQ==#sthash.kbCiNgns.dpuf
Mrs.
Folorunsho Alakija is a wife, mother, philanthropist and business
mogul. She has been named as one of Forbe Africa’s 40 Richest alongside
11 other Nigerian billionaires such as Aliko Dangote and Glo boss, Mike
Adenuga.
According to reports, she is worth a whopping $600 Million, securing her a place on the 24th position on the list. Her foray into the oil business, which saw her becoming the Executive Vice-Chairman of Famfa Oil & Gas Limited, has placed her in a position of power. This 61-year-old former President of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria – FADAN – is also a philanthropist of note.
We bring to you one of Africa’s finest: Madam Folorunsho Alakija.
HER STORY
Her mother used to be a fabric merchant. It was with her she got her firsthand knowledge of the fashion industry. She left the corporate world in the early 80's (1984) to the UK to study fashion designing and returned in 1985, a year after her training, to start her fashion house - Supreme Stitches which she started at a 3-Bedroom apartment in Surulere, Lagos. A year after establishing the company, she emerged as the best Designer in the country in 1986.
Mrs. Alakija was born in 1951 into a large family - her dad had 8 wives and 52 children in his lifetime and she was the second surviving child as her mom was the first wife. Quoting her, I had a very happy childhood and enjoyed my upbringing, was taught etiquette and how to sit at the table. She and her younger sister were sent to school abroad when she was 7 years old. They went to a school in Wales, a private school for girls in Northern Wales, and they were the only coloured (black) girls in the school. And because their fellow mates couldn't pronounce their names, they coined them names -Flo for Folorunsho and Doyle for Doyin. They were in the school for 4 years, and at age 11 she and Doyle moved back to Nigeria at the request of their parents who didn't want them to lose their African values, culture and tradition.
She got married in 1976 to her loving husband and between them they have 4 kids, all boys who all schooled abroad and are all engaged one way or the other in the family business.
On her involvement in the oil and gas industry, she explained that through a friend she met while was still actively involved in the world of fashion [Maryam Babangida], they got involved in the business of oil. There was an oil bloc no one wanted at that time for several reasons, it was this same oil bloc they got allocated to. They were approached in late 1996 by the then oil giant Texaco who were sure the bloc had potentials as they had done their homework well, and after negotiations that spanned 3 months we all agreed on terms and the rest like they say is history. Later Texaco became Chevron and struck oil in commercial quantity and they were told the oil had been collecting in that field for 17 million years.
According to her, “We consider ourselves lucky that we were allocated that particular oil field. That's the early history of FAMFA OIL.”
Her oil block pulls in an estimated $1M (N157,000,000) a day.
HOW SHE HAS COPED WITH MARRIAGE AND AFFLUENCE
Mrs. Alakija stated that she and her husband have learned to share responsibilities throughout their marriage.
“Money has nothing to do with love. Love comes from within. Money is something you acquire along the line. Only love keeps people together. From the time that we started courting, it has been like that, and we thank God that to His glory, we’ve known one another for 40 years. I pray also that God continues to unite us. I believe that if love is the foundation of a union, God will prove Himself faithful.
Every married person has a duty to ensure that they make their marriage work because nobody dragged them into it. Even looking after the children in that marriage calls for both parents to impact into them the skills, love, knowledge and talent required to enable them live fulfilled lives. When we shirk our responsibilities, we’re being careless.”
- See more at: http://www.fabulous-city.com/article.aspx?id=h7ObDFt0nHfG3j83GszyiQ==#sthash.kbCiNgns.dpuf
According to reports, she is worth a whopping $600 Million, securing her a place on the 24th position on the list. Her foray into the oil business, which saw her becoming the Executive Vice-Chairman of Famfa Oil & Gas Limited, has placed her in a position of power. This 61-year-old former President of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria – FADAN – is also a philanthropist of note.
We bring to you one of Africa’s finest: Madam Folorunsho Alakija.
HER STORY
Her mother used to be a fabric merchant. It was with her she got her firsthand knowledge of the fashion industry. She left the corporate world in the early 80's (1984) to the UK to study fashion designing and returned in 1985, a year after her training, to start her fashion house - Supreme Stitches which she started at a 3-Bedroom apartment in Surulere, Lagos. A year after establishing the company, she emerged as the best Designer in the country in 1986.
Mrs. Alakija was born in 1951 into a large family - her dad had 8 wives and 52 children in his lifetime and she was the second surviving child as her mom was the first wife. Quoting her, I had a very happy childhood and enjoyed my upbringing, was taught etiquette and how to sit at the table. She and her younger sister were sent to school abroad when she was 7 years old. They went to a school in Wales, a private school for girls in Northern Wales, and they were the only coloured (black) girls in the school. And because their fellow mates couldn't pronounce their names, they coined them names -Flo for Folorunsho and Doyle for Doyin. They were in the school for 4 years, and at age 11 she and Doyle moved back to Nigeria at the request of their parents who didn't want them to lose their African values, culture and tradition.
She got married in 1976 to her loving husband and between them they have 4 kids, all boys who all schooled abroad and are all engaged one way or the other in the family business.
On her involvement in the oil and gas industry, she explained that through a friend she met while was still actively involved in the world of fashion [Maryam Babangida], they got involved in the business of oil. There was an oil bloc no one wanted at that time for several reasons, it was this same oil bloc they got allocated to. They were approached in late 1996 by the then oil giant Texaco who were sure the bloc had potentials as they had done their homework well, and after negotiations that spanned 3 months we all agreed on terms and the rest like they say is history. Later Texaco became Chevron and struck oil in commercial quantity and they were told the oil had been collecting in that field for 17 million years.
According to her, “We consider ourselves lucky that we were allocated that particular oil field. That's the early history of FAMFA OIL.”
Her oil block pulls in an estimated $1M (N157,000,000) a day.
HOW SHE HAS COPED WITH MARRIAGE AND AFFLUENCE
Mrs. Alakija stated that she and her husband have learned to share responsibilities throughout their marriage.
“Money has nothing to do with love. Love comes from within. Money is something you acquire along the line. Only love keeps people together. From the time that we started courting, it has been like that, and we thank God that to His glory, we’ve known one another for 40 years. I pray also that God continues to unite us. I believe that if love is the foundation of a union, God will prove Himself faithful.
Every married person has a duty to ensure that they make their marriage work because nobody dragged them into it. Even looking after the children in that marriage calls for both parents to impact into them the skills, love, knowledge and talent required to enable them live fulfilled lives. When we shirk our responsibilities, we’re being careless.”
- See more at: http://www.fabulous-city.com/article.aspx?id=h7ObDFt0nHfG3j83GszyiQ==#sthash.kbCiNgns.dpuf
Mrs.
Folorunsho Alakija is a wife, mother, philanthropist and business
mogul. She has been named as one of Forbe Africa’s 40 Richest alongside
11 other Nigerian billionaires such as Aliko Dangote and Glo boss, Mike
Adenuga.
According to reports, she is worth a whopping $600 Million, securing her a place on the 24th position on the list. Her foray into the oil business, which saw her becoming the Executive Vice-Chairman of Famfa Oil & Gas Limited, has placed her in a position of power. This 61-year-old former President of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria – FADAN – is also a philanthropist of note.
We bring to you one of Africa’s finest: Madam Folorunsho Alakija.
HER STORY
Her mother used to be a fabric merchant. It was with her she got her firsthand knowledge of the fashion industry. She left the corporate world in the early 80's (1984) to the UK to study fashion designing and returned in 1985, a year after her training, to start her fashion house - Supreme Stitches which she started at a 3-Bedroom apartment in Surulere, Lagos. A year after establishing the company, she emerged as the best Designer in the country in 1986.
Mrs. Alakija was born in 1951 into a large family - her dad had 8 wives and 52 children in his lifetime and she was the second surviving child as her mom was the first wife. Quoting her, I had a very happy childhood and enjoyed my upbringing, was taught etiquette and how to sit at the table. She and her younger sister were sent to school abroad when she was 7 years old. They went to a school in Wales, a private school for girls in Northern Wales, and they were the only coloured (black) girls in the school. And because their fellow mates couldn't pronounce their names, they coined them names -Flo for Folorunsho and Doyle for Doyin. They were in the school for 4 years, and at age 11 she and Doyle moved back to Nigeria at the request of their parents who didn't want them to lose their African values, culture and tradition.
She got married in 1976 to her loving husband and between them they have 4 kids, all boys who all schooled abroad and are all engaged one way or the other in the family business.
On her involvement in the oil and gas industry, she explained that through a friend she met while was still actively involved in the world of fashion [Maryam Babangida], they got involved in the business of oil. There was an oil bloc no one wanted at that time for several reasons, it was this same oil bloc they got allocated to. They were approached in late 1996 by the then oil giant Texaco who were sure the bloc had potentials as they had done their homework well, and after negotiations that spanned 3 months we all agreed on terms and the rest like they say is history. Later Texaco became Chevron and struck oil in commercial quantity and they were told the oil had been collecting in that field for 17 million years.
According to her, “We consider ourselves lucky that we were allocated that particular oil field. That's the early history of FAMFA OIL.”
Her oil block pulls in an estimated $1M (N157,000,000) a day.
HOW SHE HAS COPED WITH MARRIAGE AND AFFLUENCE
Mrs. Alakija stated that she and her husband have learned to share responsibilities throughout their marriage.
“Money has nothing to do with love. Love comes from within. Money is something you acquire along the line. Only love keeps people together. From the time that we started courting, it has been like that, and we thank God that to His glory, we’ve known one another for 40 years. I pray also that God continues to unite us. I believe that if love is the foundation of a union, God will prove Himself faithful.
Every married person has a duty to ensure that they make their marriage work because nobody dragged them into it. Even looking after the children in that marriage calls for both parents to impact into them the skills, love, knowledge and talent required to enable them live fulfilled lives. When we shirk our responsibilities, we’re being careless.”
- See more at: http://www.fabulous-city.com/article.aspx?id=h7ObDFt0nHfG3j83GszyiQ==#sthash.kbCiNgns.dpuf
According to reports, she is worth a whopping $600 Million, securing her a place on the 24th position on the list. Her foray into the oil business, which saw her becoming the Executive Vice-Chairman of Famfa Oil & Gas Limited, has placed her in a position of power. This 61-year-old former President of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria – FADAN – is also a philanthropist of note.
We bring to you one of Africa’s finest: Madam Folorunsho Alakija.
HER STORY
Her mother used to be a fabric merchant. It was with her she got her firsthand knowledge of the fashion industry. She left the corporate world in the early 80's (1984) to the UK to study fashion designing and returned in 1985, a year after her training, to start her fashion house - Supreme Stitches which she started at a 3-Bedroom apartment in Surulere, Lagos. A year after establishing the company, she emerged as the best Designer in the country in 1986.
Mrs. Alakija was born in 1951 into a large family - her dad had 8 wives and 52 children in his lifetime and she was the second surviving child as her mom was the first wife. Quoting her, I had a very happy childhood and enjoyed my upbringing, was taught etiquette and how to sit at the table. She and her younger sister were sent to school abroad when she was 7 years old. They went to a school in Wales, a private school for girls in Northern Wales, and they were the only coloured (black) girls in the school. And because their fellow mates couldn't pronounce their names, they coined them names -Flo for Folorunsho and Doyle for Doyin. They were in the school for 4 years, and at age 11 she and Doyle moved back to Nigeria at the request of their parents who didn't want them to lose their African values, culture and tradition.
She got married in 1976 to her loving husband and between them they have 4 kids, all boys who all schooled abroad and are all engaged one way or the other in the family business.
On her involvement in the oil and gas industry, she explained that through a friend she met while was still actively involved in the world of fashion [Maryam Babangida], they got involved in the business of oil. There was an oil bloc no one wanted at that time for several reasons, it was this same oil bloc they got allocated to. They were approached in late 1996 by the then oil giant Texaco who were sure the bloc had potentials as they had done their homework well, and after negotiations that spanned 3 months we all agreed on terms and the rest like they say is history. Later Texaco became Chevron and struck oil in commercial quantity and they were told the oil had been collecting in that field for 17 million years.
According to her, “We consider ourselves lucky that we were allocated that particular oil field. That's the early history of FAMFA OIL.”
Her oil block pulls in an estimated $1M (N157,000,000) a day.
HOW SHE HAS COPED WITH MARRIAGE AND AFFLUENCE
Mrs. Alakija stated that she and her husband have learned to share responsibilities throughout their marriage.
“Money has nothing to do with love. Love comes from within. Money is something you acquire along the line. Only love keeps people together. From the time that we started courting, it has been like that, and we thank God that to His glory, we’ve known one another for 40 years. I pray also that God continues to unite us. I believe that if love is the foundation of a union, God will prove Himself faithful.
Every married person has a duty to ensure that they make their marriage work because nobody dragged them into it. Even looking after the children in that marriage calls for both parents to impact into them the skills, love, knowledge and talent required to enable them live fulfilled lives. When we shirk our responsibilities, we’re being careless.”
- See more at: http://www.fabulous-city.com/article.aspx?id=h7ObDFt0nHfG3j83GszyiQ==#sthash.kbCiNgns.dpuf
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