Public holidays

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

Year 1403

1 Hamal 140320 March 2024 · Wednesday

Nowruz
not officialpassed
22 Hamal 140310 April 2024 · Wednesday

Eid al-Fitr
expected3 dayspassed
9 Sawr 140328 April 2024 · Sunday

Mujahideen Victory Day
passed
12 Sawr 14031 May 2024 · Wednesday

International Workers' Day
passed
26 Jawza 140315 June 2024 · Saturday

Day of Arafah
expectedpassed
27 Jawza 140316 June 2024 · Sunday

Eid al-Adha
expected3 dayspassed
26 Saratan 140316 July 2024 · Tuesday

Ashura
expectedpassed
25 Asad 140315 August 2024 · Thursday

Victory Day
passed
29 Asad 140319 August 2024 · Monday

Independence Day
passed
10 Sunbula 140331 August 2024 · Saturday

Withdrawal of foreign forces
passed
25 Sunbula 140315 September 2024 · Sunday

Mawlid, the Prophet's birthday
expectedpassed
27 Dalw 140315 February 2025 · Saturday

Liberation Day (Soviet withdrawal)
passed
11 Hut 14031 March 2025 · Saturday

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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