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Public holidays in Afghanistan 2027

Afghanistan has 14 public holiday dates in 2027, 12 of them on a working day, and 4 long weekends. The next one is First Day of Ramadan, in 91 days (Monday, February 8, 2027).

Next holiday · First Day of Ramadan
91 days
Monday, February 8, 2027
  • Mon, Feb 15Liberation Dayin 98 days
  • Tue, Mar 9Eid al-Fitrin 120 days

2027 holiday calendar

14 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Feb 8MonFirst Day of Ramadan estimatedin 91 days
Feb 15MonLiberation Dayin 98 days
Mar 9TueEid al-Fitr estimatedin 120 days
Mar 10WedEid al-Fitr estimatedin 121 days
Mar 11ThuEid al-Fitr estimatedin 122 days
Apr 28WedMojahedin's Victory Dayin 170 days
May 15SatDay of Arafah estimatedin 187 days
May 16SunEid al-Adha estimatedin 188 days
May 17MonEid al-Adha estimatedin 189 days
May 18TueEid al-Adha estimatedin 190 days
Aug 14SatProphet's Birthday estimatedin 278 days
Aug 15SunIslamic Emirate Victory Dayin 279 days
Aug 19ThuAfghanistan Independence Dayin 283 days
Aug 31TueAmerican Withdrawal Dayin 295 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2027

Assumes a Thursday and Friday weekend.

  • Tue, Mar 9 – Fri, Mar 12Eid al-Fitr4 days
  • Wed, Apr 28 – Fri, Apr 30Mojahedin's Victory Day3 days
  • Thu, May 13 – Tue, May 18Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha6 days
  • Thu, Aug 12 – Sun, Aug 15Prophet's Birthday, Islamic Emirate Victory Day4 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Wed, May 19Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha9 days off
  • Take Wed, Sep 1American Withdrawal Day4 days off

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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