The Taliban militants beheaded three policemen in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan, the local government officials said Wednesday.

The policemen were abducted by the militants few days earlier and their dead bodies were found from Qaisar-Ghormach highway.

District administrative chief for Qaisar, Abdul Jamil Sediqi, confirmed that the decapitated bodies of the policemen were found today.

He said the policemen were serving with the highway police and were abducted while they were on their to spend holidays with their families.

The Taliban group had confirmed that the policemen were abducted by Taliban militants but the group has so far not commented regarding the execution of the policemen.

The group had earlier said the cases of the policemen will be reviewed in Sharia court and will be tried accordingly.

Faryab is among the relatively volatile provinces in northern Afghanistan where anti-government armed militants are actively operating and frequently carry out insurgency activities.