Afghanistan holidays 2026 and 2027
Afghanistan (AF). Public holidays fall on 10 weekdays in Afghanistan in 2026.
- Id
AF- Kind
- Country or region
- Time zone
- —
- Weekend
- Fri–Sat
- Years of data
- 2000–2040
- Verified years
- none yet
- Last verified
- —
2026
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 15 Feb 2026 | Liberation Day | Closed | ||
| Wed 18 Feb 2026 | First Day of Ramadan (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Fri 20 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sat 21 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 22 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Tue 28 Apr 2026 | Mojahedin's Victory Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 26 May 2026 | Day of Arafah (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 27 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 28 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Fri 29 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sat 15 Aug 2026 | Islamic Emirate Victory Day | Closed | ||
| Wed 19 Aug 2026 | Afghanistan Independence Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 25 Aug 2026 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Mon 31 Aug 2026 | American Withdrawal Day | Closed |
2027
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 8 Feb 2027 | First Day of Ramadan (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Mon 15 Feb 2027 | Liberation Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 9 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 10 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 11 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 28 Apr 2027 | Mojahedin's Victory Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 15 May 2027 | Day of Arafah (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 16 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Mon 17 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Tue 18 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sat 14 Aug 2027 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 15 Aug 2027 | Islamic Emirate Victory Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 19 Aug 2027 | Afghanistan Independence Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 31 Aug 2027 | American Withdrawal Day | Closed |
Official sources
A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.
No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").
Afghanistan holidays: questions
How many weekdays is Afghanistan closed in 2026?
10: Liberation Day (Sun 15 Feb 2026); First Day of Ramadan (estimated) (Wed 18 Feb 2026); Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (Sun 22 Mar 2026); Mojahedin's Victory Day (Tue 28 Apr 2026); Day of Arafah (estimated) (Tue 26 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (estimated) (Wed 27 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (estimated) (Thu 28 May 2026); Afghanistan Independence Day (Wed 19 Aug 2026); Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (Tue 25 Aug 2026); American Withdrawal Day (Mon 31 Aug 2026).
Which days are the weekend for Afghanistan?
Fri–Sat. Those days aren't business days unless a date says otherwise.
Use it from the API
With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=AF&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"
Subscribe in your calendar app
An .ics feed for Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, updated with each release.
https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/AF.ics?key=YOUR_KEY
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