Public holidays in Afghanistan 2027

14 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Afghanistan

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

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

Long weekends

Tue 9 Mar – Sat 13 Mar · 5 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Kabul: high 11°C (52°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 43% of days
Fri 14 May – Tue 18 May · 5 days off
Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Kabul: high 24°C (75°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 41% of days
Fri 13 Aug – Sun 15 Aug · 3 days off
Prophet's Birthday (estimated), Islamic Emirate Victory Day
Typically in Kabul: high 31°C (88°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 29% of days
Thu 19 Aug – Sat 21 Aug · 3 days off
Afghanistan Independence Day
Typically in Kabul: high 30°C (86°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 21% of days

Bridge days

Sun 7 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 5 Feb – Mon 8 Feb)
First Day of Ramadan (estimated)
Typically in Kabul: high 6°C (43°F), low −6°C (21°F), rain on 30% of days
Sun 14 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 12 Feb – Mon 15 Feb)
Liberation Day
Typically in Kabul: high 8°C (46°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 23% of days
Thu 29 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 28 Apr – Sat 1 May)
Mojahedin's Victory Day
Typically in Kabul: high 22°C (72°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 30% of days

Leave planner 2027

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 4 Mar – Sat 13 Mar — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 4 Mar, Sun 7 Mar, Mon 8 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sun 7 Feb) get 4 days in a rowFri 5 Feb – Mon 8 Feb · First Day of RamadanShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 14 Feb) get 4 days in a rowFri 12 Feb – Mon 15 Feb · Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 8 Mar) get 6 days in a rowMon 8 Mar – Sat 13 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 29 Apr) get 4 days in a rowWed 28 Apr – Sat 1 May · Mojahedin's Victory DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 May) get 6 days in a rowThu 13 May – Tue 18 May · Day of Arafah, Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 12 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 12 Aug – Sun 15 Aug · Prophet's Birthday, Islamic Emirate Victory DayShow on calendar ↓