KABUL, Afghanistan  A district governor from Baghlan Province was assassinated by Taliban insurgents on Monday night along the Kunduz-Baghlan highway in the north of Afghanistan, officials said.

Armed insurgents stopped the white Toyota Hilux of Ahmad Soror, 30, the governor of Nahreen district. The militants then shot Mr. Soror and his driver, said Munshi Abdul Majid, the governor of Baghlan Province.

The Kunduz-Baghlan highway is the major road connecting Kabul to the north of the country. It is especially heavily traveled this week, when Afghans flock to their home villages to visit family for Id al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of Ramadan.