Public holidays

Afghanistan's public holidays for the year, in all three calendars.

Year 1401

1 Hamal 140121 March 2022 · Monday

Nowruz
not officialpassed
13 Hamal 14012 April 2022 · Saturday

First day of Ramadan
not a holidayexpectedpassed
8 Sawr 140128 April 2022 · Thursday

Mujahideen Victory Day
passed
11 Sawr 14011 May 2022 · Sunday

International Workers' Day
passed
12 Sawr 14012 May 2022 · Monday

Eid al-Fitr
expected3 dayspassed
17 Saratan 14018 July 2022 · Friday

Day of Arafah
expectedpassed
18 Saratan 14019 July 2022 · Saturday

Eid al-Adha
expected3 dayspassed
17 Asad 14018 August 2022 · Monday

Ashura
expectedpassed
24 Asad 140115 August 2022 · Monday

Victory Day
passed
28 Asad 140119 August 2022 · Friday

Independence Day
passed
9 Sunbula 140131 August 2022 · Wednesday

Withdrawal of foreign forces
passed
16 Mizan 14018 October 2022 · Saturday

Mawlid, the Prophet's birthday
expectedpassed
26 Dalw 140115 February 2023 · Wednesday

Liberation Day (Soviet withdrawal)
passed

Method. Lunar holidays are predicted with the Umm al-Qura calendar and confirmed when the moon is sighted. Nowruz has not been an official holiday since 2022, but it is still widely celebrated.

Source: Wikipedia, timeanddate.com (2026-10-03)

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