KABUL, July 1 (Xinhua) -- One Taliban fighter was killed and two others were made captive as they came in contact with German forces stationed in Jauzjan province, north of Afghanistan, a local official said Wednesday.

    "A team of German forces was on patrol in Qardara village of Darzab district Tuesday evening when Taliban insurgents attacked and the troops returned fire killing one insurgent and arrested two others," Gildi Murad the governor of Darzab district told Xinhua.

    However, he did not provide more details.

    More than 3,500 German troops, with majority of them in the relatively northern provinces, have been serving in Afghanistan within the framework of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to stabilize the post-Taliban country.