Public holidays in Afghanistan 2024
Afghanistan has 14 public holidays in 2024. 12 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 250 working days out of 366. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.
14public holidays
12weekday days off
250working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Liberation Day | |
| Monday | First Day of Ramadan | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Friday weekend | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Sunday | Mojahedin's Victory Day | |
| Sunday | Day of Arafah | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Wednesday | Islamic Emirate Victory Day | |
| Monday | Afghanistan Independence Day | |
| Saturday weekend | American Withdrawal Day | |
| Monday | Prophet's Birthday |
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Friday and Saturday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 12 | 250 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysThu 15 to Sat 17 February 2024Liberation Day
- 4 daysWed 10 to Sat 13 April 2024Eid al-Fitr
- 3 daysFri 26 to Sun 28 April 2024Mojahedin's Victory Day
- 6 daysFri 14 to Wed 19 June 2024Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 10 March 2024 for Fri 8 to Mon 11 March 2024First Day of Ramadan
- 9 daysTake off Thursday 20 June 2024 for Fri 14 to Sat 22 June 2024Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 15 August 2024 for Wed 14 to Sat 17 August 2024Islamic Emirate Victory Day
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 18 August 2024 for Fri 16 to Mon 19 August 2024Afghanistan Independence Day
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 15 September 2024 for Fri 13 to Mon 16 September 2024Prophet's Birthday
Questions about 2024 in Afghanistan
- How many working days are there in Afghanistan in 2024?
- 250 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 12 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Afghanistan have in 2024?
- 14 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Eid al-Fitr (12 April 2024), American Withdrawal Day (31 August 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Afghanistan?
- Friday and Saturday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Afghanistan 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Afghanistan has 14 public holidays and 250 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/afghanistan/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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