Three border policemen were killed in southern Afghanistan as Taliban-linked militants stormed their posts, a local official said Thursday.

"A group of armed Taliban insurgents attacked Shamanzai district in Zabul province yesterday at 5:00 a.m., killing three border policemen," commander of the district's border police, Jilani Khan, told Xinhua.

He said militants also suffered casualties during the fire exchange, but failed to give the exact figure.

More than 1,000 people, mostly insurgents, have been killed in Taliban-linked insurgency since January in this post-Taliban nation.

Source: Xinhua