Public holidays in Afghanistan 2023

14 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Afghanistan

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
15 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Liberation Day National day روز آزادی	روز آزادی
23 March Thursday	Thursday	First Day of Ramadan Religious اول رمضان	اول رمضان
22 April Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عید فطر	عید فطر
23 April Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عید فطر	عید فطر
24 April Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عید فطر	عید فطر
28 April Friday	Friday	Mojahedin's Victory Day National day روز پیروزی مجاهدین	روز پیروزی مجاهدین
27 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of Arafah Religious روز عرفه	روز عرفه
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Religious عید قربانی	عید قربانی
29 June Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Religious عید قربانی	عید قربانی
30 June Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Religious عید قربانی	عید قربانی
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Islamic Emirate Victory Day National day روز پیروزی امارت اسلامی	روز پیروزی امارت اسلامی
19 August Saturday	Saturday	Afghanistan Independence Day National day روز استقلال افغانستان	روز استقلال افغانستان
31 August Thursday	Thursday	American Withdrawal Day روز خروج آمریکایی ها	روز خروج آمریکایی ها
27 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Prophet's Birthday Religious میلاد پیامبر	میلاد پیامبر

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Afghanistan (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 23 Mar – Sat 25 Mar · 3 days off
First Day of Ramadan
Typically in Kabul: high 16°C (61°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 33% of days
Fri 21 Apr – Mon 24 Apr · 4 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Kabul: high 20°C (68°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 33% of days
Tue 27 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · 5 days off
Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha
Typically in Kabul: high 30°C (86°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 24% of days
Thu 31 Aug – Sat 2 Sep · 3 days off
American Withdrawal Day
Typically in Kabul: high 29°C (84°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 26% of days

Bridge days

Thu 16 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 15 Feb – Sat 18 Feb)
Liberation Day
Typically in Kabul: high 10°C (50°F), low −2°C (28°F), rain on 23% of days
Thu 28 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 27 Sep – Sat 30 Sep)
Prophet's Birthday
Typically in Kabul: high 26°C (79°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 13% of days

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 22 Jun – Sat 1 Jul — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 22 Jun, Sun 25 Jun, Mon 26 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 16 Feb) get 4 days in a rowWed 15 Feb – Sat 18 Feb · Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 22 Mar) get 4 days in a rowWed 22 Mar – Sat 25 Mar · First Day of RamadanShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Mon 24 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 26 Jun) get 6 days in a rowMon 26 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · Day of Arafah, Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 30 Aug) get 4 days in a rowWed 30 Aug – Sat 2 Sep · American Withdrawal DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Sep) get 4 days in a rowWed 27 Sep – Sat 30 Sep · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓