BERLIN - Germany's Federal Foreign Office confirmed the armed attack on the German Consul General in Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan on its social media account on Thursday night.

According to the Federal Foreign Office, combat operations have broken out in front of and on the territory of the German Consul General.

Meanwhile, Afghan security forces and forces of NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission from German army's Camp Marmal have arrived at the site.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be constantly informed about the situation, said the Federal Foreign Office.

The crisis unit has met at the Federal Foreign Office at the request of Steinmeier after an armed attack on the German Consul General killed at least two people on Thursday in Afghanistan.