Public holidays

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

Year 1406

1 Hamal 140621 March 2027 · Sunday

Nowruz
not officialin 169 days
8 Sawr 140628 April 2027 · Wednesday

Mujahideen Victory Day
in 207 days
11 Sawr 14061 May 2027 · Saturday

International Workers' Day
in 210 days
25 Sawr 140615 May 2027 · Saturday

Day of Arafah
expectedin 224 days
26 Sawr 140616 May 2027 · Sunday

Eid al-Adha
expected3 daysin 225 days
25 Jawza 140615 June 2027 · Tuesday

Ashura
expectedin 255 days
23 Asad 140614 August 2027 · Saturday

Mawlid, the Prophet's birthday
expectedin 315 days
24 Asad 140615 August 2027 · Sunday

Victory Day
in 316 days
28 Asad 140619 August 2027 · Thursday

Independence Day
in 320 days
9 Sunbula 140631 August 2027 · Tuesday

Withdrawal of foreign forces
in 332 days
8 Dalw 140628 January 2028 · Friday

First day of Ramadan
not a holidayexpectedin 482 days
26 Dalw 140615 February 2028 · Tuesday

Liberation Day (Soviet withdrawal)
in 500 days
7 Hut 140626 February 2028 · Saturday

Eid al-Fitr
expected3 daysin 511 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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