Public holidays

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

Year 1407

1 Hamal 140720 March 2028 · Monday

Nowruz
not officialin 534 days
9 Sawr 140728 April 2028 · Friday

Mujahideen Victory Day
in 573 days
12 Sawr 14071 May 2028 · Monday

International Workers' Day
in 576 days
15 Sawr 14074 May 2028 · Thursday

Day of Arafah
expectedin 579 days
16 Sawr 14075 May 2028 · Friday

Eid al-Adha
expected3 daysin 580 days
14 Jawza 14073 June 2028 · Saturday

Ashura
expectedin 609 days
13 Asad 14073 August 2028 · Thursday

Mawlid, the Prophet's birthday
expectedin 670 days
25 Asad 140715 August 2028 · Tuesday

Victory Day
in 682 days
29 Asad 140719 August 2028 · Saturday

Independence Day
in 686 days
10 Sunbula 140731 August 2028 · Thursday

Withdrawal of foreign forces
in 698 days
27 Jadi 140716 January 2029 · Tuesday

First day of Ramadan
not a holidayexpectedin 836 days
26 Dalw 140714 February 2029 · Wednesday

Eid al-Fitr
expected3 daysin 865 days
27 Dalw 140715 February 2029 · Thursday

Liberation Day (Soviet withdrawal)
in 866 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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