Public holidays

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

Year 1404

1 Hamal 140421 March 2025 · Friday

Nowruz
not officialpassed
10 Hamal 140430 March 2025 · Sunday

Eid al-Fitr
expected3 dayspassed
8 Sawr 140428 April 2025 · Monday

Mujahideen Victory Day
passed
11 Sawr 14041 May 2025 · Thursday

International Workers' Day
passed
15 Jawza 14045 June 2025 · Thursday

Day of Arafah
expectedpassed
16 Jawza 14046 June 2025 · Friday

Eid al-Adha
expected3 dayspassed
14 Saratan 14045 July 2025 · Saturday

Ashura
expectedpassed
24 Asad 140415 August 2025 · Friday

Victory Day
passed
28 Asad 140419 August 2025 · Tuesday

Independence Day
passed
9 Sunbula 140431 August 2025 · Sunday

Withdrawal of foreign forces
passed
13 Sunbula 14044 September 2025 · Thursday

Mawlid, the Prophet's birthday
expectedpassed
26 Dalw 140415 February 2026 · Sunday

Liberation Day (Soviet withdrawal)
passed
29 Dalw 140418 February 2026 · Wednesday

First day of Ramadan
not a holidayexpectedpassed
29 Hut 140420 March 2026 · Friday

Eid al-Fitr
expected3 dayspassed

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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