Public holidays

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

Year 1402

1 Hamal 140221 March 2023 · Tuesday

Nowruz
not officialpassed
3 Hamal 140223 March 2023 · Thursday

First day of Ramadan
not a holidayexpectedpassed
1 Sawr 140221 April 2023 · Friday

Eid al-Fitr
expected3 dayspassed
8 Sawr 140228 April 2023 · Friday

Mujahideen Victory Day
passed
11 Sawr 14021 May 2023 · Monday

International Workers' Day
passed
6 Saratan 140227 June 2023 · Tuesday

Day of Arafah
expectedpassed
7 Saratan 140228 June 2023 · Wednesday

Eid al-Adha
expected3 dayspassed
6 Asad 140228 July 2023 · Friday

Ashura
expectedpassed
24 Asad 140215 August 2023 · Tuesday

Victory Day
passed
28 Asad 140219 August 2023 · Saturday

Independence Day
passed
9 Sunbula 140231 August 2023 · Thursday

Withdrawal of foreign forces
passed
5 Mizan 140227 September 2023 · Wednesday

Mawlid, the Prophet's birthday
expectedpassed
26 Dalw 140215 February 2024 · Thursday

Liberation Day (Soviet withdrawal)
passed
21 Hut 140211 March 2024 · Monday

First day of Ramadan
not a holidayexpectedpassed

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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