Kabul, Aug 29 (DPA) Afghan and international forces killed several militants, including a woman, in northern Afghanistan after they came under fire while travelling to search a militant compound, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Friday.

The woman was among the militants who engaged the joint force in Kunduz province. She was armed with an automatic rifle and was wearing ammunition across her chest, the ISAF said.

One civilian was wounded in Thursday's crossfire and was taken for medical treatment, it said, adding that one militant was arrested in the subsequent search of the compound.

The ISAF said it destroyed several rocket-propelled grenades, seven assault rifles, ammunition and grenades at the compound near Chehar Darrechi village. It said it believed the compound was used by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, which fought with the Taliban in the 1990s.

However, Abdul Wahid Omarkhel, the district governor said seven people were killed in the firefight, including three civilians: a married couple and their 15-year-old son.