Two policemen have been killed as they came under Taliban militants' attack in the troubled southern Afghan province of Helmand, a senior police official in the province confirmed Saturday.

"The police were on patrol in Marja district when Taliban attacked them, killing two on the spot last night," Abdul Rahman Saber told Xinhua.

It is the second deadly attack in the area over the past two days. In the earlier offensive, the militants killed the deputy governor of Nimroz province in the neighboring Zabul while he was on way to Kabul to attend a national conference on strengthening security in the country.

Another attack by militants left one police dead and six others injured in the southeastern Khost province Thursday night.

Taliban's insurgency has claimed over 1,500 lives, including rebels, Afghans and US troops as well as aid workers since the beginning of this year.

Source: Xinhua