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Holidays / Afghanistan

Afghanistan public holidays

Public holidays in Afghanistan, 2026

14 public holidays, 5 next to the weekend and 5 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

14Holidays in 2026
in 92 daysNext holiday
5Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2026

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
15 Feb 2026SunLiberation Dayروز آزادیweekdaypast
18 Feb 2026WedFirst Day of Ramadan (estimated)اول رمضان (برآورد شده)long weekendpast
20 Mar 2026FriEid al-Fitr (estimated)عید فطر (برآورد شده)weekendpast
21 Mar 2026SatEid al-Fitr (estimated)عید فطر (برآورد شده)long weekendpast
22 Mar 2026SunEid al-Fitr (estimated)عید فطر (برآورد شده)weekdaypast
28 Apr 2026TueMojahedin's Victory Dayروز پیروزی مجاهدینweekdaypast
26 May 2026TueDay of Arafah (estimated)روز عرفه (برآورد شده)weekdaypast
27 May 2026WedEid al-Adha (estimated)عید قربانی (برآورد شده)long weekendpast
28 May 2026ThuEid al-Adha (estimated)عید قربانی (برآورد شده)weekendpast
29 May 2026FriEid al-Adha (estimated)عید قربانی (برآورد شده)weekendpast
15 Aug 2026SatIslamic Emirate Victory Dayروز پیروزی امارت اسلامیlong weekendpast
19 Aug 2026WedAfghanistan Independence Dayروز استقلال افغانستانlong weekendpast
25 Aug 2026TueProphet's Birthday (estimated)میلاد پیامبر (برآورد شده)weekdaypast
31 Aug 2026MonAmerican Withdrawal Dayروز خروج آمریکایی هاweekdaypast

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2026

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Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

18 Feb to 20 FebFirst Day of Ramadan (estimated)3 days
19 Mar to 22 MarEid al-Fitr (estimated)4 days
26 May to 29 MayDay of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated)4 days
13 Aug to 15 AugIslamic Emirate Victory Day3 days
19 Aug to 21 AugAfghanistan Independence Day3 days

More on Afghanistan

In the API and MCP

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/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

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/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

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/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

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/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

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