Taliban militants killed three Afghan policemen and injured five others in Kandahar province of southern Afghanistan, local police said Friday.

Militants ambushed a police patrol on Thursday night in Arghandab district and caused the casualties, district police chief Zamarai Khan told Xinhua.

A police vehicle was damaged, he said, adding he had no information about Taliban casualties.

Kandahar province has been a hotbed of Taliban militants, who clash with government and foreign forces frequently.

Due to rising Taliban-linked insurgency, over 2,300 persons, most of whom were Taliban militants, have been killed in Afghanistan this year.

Source: Xinhua