Public holidays in Afghanistan 2025
Afghanistan has 14 public holidays in 2025. 8 fall on a weekday and 6 on the weekend, which leaves 253 working days out of 365. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.
14public holidays
8weekday days off
253working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | Liberation Day | |
| Saturday weekend | First Day of Ramadan | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Monday | Mojahedin's Victory Day | |
| Friday weekend | Day of Arafah | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Adha | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Friday weekend | Islamic Emirate Victory Day | |
| Tuesday | Afghanistan Independence Day | |
| Sunday | American Withdrawal Day | |
| Friday weekend | Prophet's Birthday |
Working days per month in 2025
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 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 8 | 253 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 5 daysFri 28 March to Tue 1 April 2025Eid al-Fitr
- 4 daysFri 6 to Mon 9 June 2025Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysFri 29 to Sun 31 August 2025American Withdrawal Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 27 April 2025 for Fri 25 to Mon 28 April 2025Mojahedin's Victory Day
Questions about 2025 in Afghanistan
- How many working days are there in Afghanistan in 2025?
- 253 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 8 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Afghanistan have in 2025?
- 14 public holidays. 6 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Liberation Day (15 February 2025), First Day of Ramadan (1 March 2025), Day of Arafah (6 June 2025), Eid al-Adha (7 June 2025), Islamic Emirate Victory Day (15 August 2025), Prophet's Birthday (5 September 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in Afghanistan 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Afghanistan has 14 public holidays and 253 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/afghanistan/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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