Public holidays in Afghanistan 2028
Afghanistan has 14 public holidays in 2028. 8 fall on a weekday and 6 on the weekend, which leaves 253 working days out of 366. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.
14public holidays
8weekday days off
253working days in 2028
105weekend days
Holiday dates 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday weekend | First Day of Ramadan estimated | |
| Tuesday | Liberation Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Friday weekend | Mojahedin's Victory Day | |
| Thursday | Day of Arafah estimated | |
| Friday weekend | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Thursday | Prophet's Birthday estimated | |
| Monday | Islamic Emirate Victory Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Afghanistan Independence Day | |
| Thursday | 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 2028
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 2028 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 105 | 8 | 253 |
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Jan22 wd
Feb18 wd
Mar22 wd
Apr21 wd
May21 wd
Jun21 wd
Jul22 wd
Aug20 wd
Sep20 wd
Oct23 wd
Nov22 wd
Dec21 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysFri 25 to Mon 28 February 2028Eid al-Fitr
- 4 daysThu 4 to Sun 7 May 2028Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysThu 3 to Sat 5 August 2028Prophet's Birthday
- 3 daysThu 31 August to Sat 2 September 2028American Withdrawal Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 13 August 2028 for Fri 11 to Mon 14 August 2028Islamic Emirate Victory Day
Questions about 2028 in Afghanistan
- How many working days are there in Afghanistan in 2028?
- 253 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 105 of them weekend days and 8 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Afghanistan have in 2028?
- 14 public holidays. 6 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- First Day of Ramadan (28 January 2028), Eid al-Fitr (26 February 2028), Mojahedin's Victory Day (28 April 2028), Eid al-Adha (5 May 2028), Eid al-Adha (6 May 2028), Afghanistan Independence Day (19 August 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in Afghanistan 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Afghanistan has 14 public holidays and 253 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/afghanistan/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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