Public holidays

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

Year 1405

1 Hamal 140521 March 2026 · Saturday

Nowruz
not officialpassed
8 Sawr 140528 April 2026 · Tuesday

Mujahideen Victory Day
passed
11 Sawr 14051 May 2026 · Friday

International Workers' Day
passed
5 Jawza 140526 May 2026 · Tuesday

Day of Arafah
expectedpassed
6 Jawza 140527 May 2026 · Wednesday

Eid al-Adha
expected3 dayspassed
4 Saratan 140525 June 2026 · Thursday

Ashura
expectedpassed
24 Asad 140515 August 2026 · Saturday

Victory Day
passed
28 Asad 140519 August 2026 · Wednesday

Independence Day
passed
3 Sunbula 140525 August 2026 · Tuesday

Mawlid, the Prophet's birthday
expectedpassed
9 Sunbula 140531 August 2026 · Monday

Withdrawal of foreign forces
passed
19 Dalw 14058 February 2027 · Monday

First day of Ramadan
not a holidayexpectedin 128 days
26 Dalw 140515 February 2027 · Monday

Liberation Day (Soviet withdrawal)
in 135 days
18 Hut 14059 March 2027 · Tuesday

Eid al-Fitr
expected3 daysin 157 days

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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