Public holidays in Afghanistan 2026
Afghanistan has 14 public holidays in 2026. 10 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 251 working days out of 365. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.
14public holidays
10weekday days off
251working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Liberation Day | |
| Wednesday | First Day of Ramadan estimated | |
| Friday weekend | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Tuesday | Mojahedin's Victory Day | |
| Tuesday | Day of Arafah estimated | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Friday weekend | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Saturday weekend | Islamic Emirate Victory Day | |
| Wednesday | Afghanistan Independence Day | |
| Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday estimated | |
| Monday | American Withdrawal Day |
Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.
Working days per month in 2026
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 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 10 | 251 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 13 to Sun 15 February 2026Liberation Day
- 3 daysFri 20 to Sun 22 March 2026Eid al-Fitr
- 5 daysTue 26 to Sat 30 May 2026Day 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 Thursday 19 February 2026 for Wed 18 to Sat 21 February 2026First Day of Ramadan
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 20 August 2026 for Wed 19 to Sat 22 August 2026Afghanistan Independence Day
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 30 August 2026 for Fri 28 to Mon 31 August 2026American Withdrawal Day
Questions about 2026 in Afghanistan
- How many working days are there in Afghanistan in 2026?
- 251 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Afghanistan have in 2026?
- 14 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Eid al-Fitr (20 March 2026), Eid al-Fitr (21 March 2026), Eid al-Adha (29 May 2026), Islamic Emirate Victory Day (15 August 2026).
- 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 2027?
- See public holidays in Afghanistan 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Afghanistan has 14 public holidays and 251 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/afghanistan/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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