Public holidays in Afghanistan 2026

14 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Afghanistan

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
15 February Sunday	Sunday	Liberation Day روز آزادی	روز آزادی
18 February Wednesday	Wednesday	First Day of Ramadan اول رمضان Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	اول رمضان
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr عید فطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عید فطر
21 March Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr عید فطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عید فطر
22 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr عید فطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عید فطر
28 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Mojahedin's Victory Day روز پیروزی مجاهدین	روز پیروزی مجاهدین
26 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of Arafah روز عرفه Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	روز عرفه
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha عید قربانی Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عید قربانی
28 May Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha عید قربانی Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عید قربانی
29 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha عید قربانی Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عید قربانی
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Islamic Emirate Victory Day روز پیروزی امارت اسلامی	روز پیروزی امارت اسلامی
19 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Afghanistan Independence Day روز استقلال افغانستان	روز استقلال افغانستان
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday میلاد پیامبر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	میلاد پیامبر
31 August Monday	Monday	American Withdrawal Day روز خروج آمریکایی ها	روز خروج آمریکایی ها

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Fri 13 Feb – Sun 15 Feb · 3 days off
Liberation Day
Typically in Kabul: high 9°C (48°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 23% of days
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Kabul: high 15°C (59°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 31% of days
Tue 26 May – Sat 30 May · 5 days off
Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Kabul: high 25°C (77°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 17% of days

Bridge days

Thu 19 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 18 Feb – Sat 21 Feb)
First Day of Ramadan (estimated)
Typically in Kabul: high 10°C (50°F), low −2°C (28°F), rain on 29% of days
Thu 20 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 19 Aug – Sat 22 Aug)
Afghanistan Independence Day
Typically in Kabul: high 30°C (86°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 21% of days
Sun 30 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 28 Aug – Mon 31 Aug)
American Withdrawal Day
Typically in Kabul: high 29°C (84°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 33% of days

Leave planner 2026

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 21 May – Sat 30 May — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 21 May, Sun 24 May, Mon 25 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 12 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 12 Feb – Sun 15 Feb · Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Feb) get 4 days in a rowWed 18 Feb – Sat 21 Feb · First Day of RamadanShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 25 May) get 6 days in a rowMon 25 May – Sat 30 May · Day of Arafah, Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Aug) get 4 days in a rowWed 19 Aug – Sat 22 Aug · Afghanistan Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 30 Aug) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Aug – Mon 31 Aug · American Withdrawal DayShow on calendar ↓