German troops attacked in post-election Afghanistan

Militants attacked German troops in Achin district of Kunduz province in north Afghanistan Sunday, an official said.

The attack occurred in Mulakuli village Sunday morning, a senior police officer in the district of Achin Mohammad Rahim told Xinhua.

However, he did not provide more details.

Meantime, an official with the press department of Germany's Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) confirmed the incident, saying one vehicle of the troops was damaged but there is no casualty.

Taliban purported spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack and told the media via telephone from an undisclosed location that militants inflicted casualties on the troops.

More than 3,500 German troops within the framework of NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) have been deployed in Afghanistan, with majority of them in Kunduz province.