Afghanistan 2025 Holidays

List of public holidays in Afghanistan for year 2025

Afghanistan - 2025 Holidays
19 of 19 holidays
DateDayNameType
Feb 15, 2025SaturdayLiberation DayPublic Holiday
Mar 1, 2025SaturdayFirst Day of Ramadan (Tentative Date)Public Holiday
Mar 20, 2025ThursdayMarch EquinoxSeason
Mar 21, 2025FridayNauruzObservance
Mar 31, 2025MondayEid al-Fitr (Tentative Date)Public Holiday
Apr 2, 2025WednesdayEid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date)Public Holiday
Apr 28, 2025MondayAfghan Victory DayPublic Holiday
May 1, 2025ThursdayLabor DayPublic Holiday
Jun 6, 2025FridayDay of Arafat (Tentative Date)Public Holiday
Jun 7, 2025SaturdayEid al-Qurban (Tentative Date)Public Holiday
Jun 9, 2025MondayEid al-Qurban Holiday (Tentative Date)Public Holiday
Jun 21, 2025SaturdayJune SolsticeSeason
Jul 6, 2025SundayAshura (Tentative Date)Public Holiday
Aug 19, 2025TuesdayIndependence Day (National Day)Public Holiday
Aug 31, 2025SundayAnniversary of the Withdrawal of Foreign TroopsPublic Holiday
Sep 5, 2025FridayThe Prophet's Birthday (Tentative Date)Public Holiday
Sep 9, 2025TuesdayMartyrs and Ahmad Shah Masoud DayPublic Holiday
Sep 22, 2025MondaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Dec 21, 2025SundayDecember SolsticeSeason

We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday list for Afghanistan. However, please note that some holiday dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Holiday Type Color Legend

Holidays are color-coded based on their types:

  • Public HolidayPublic, National, Federal, and Gazetted holidays
  • Local HolidayLocal, Regional, State, and Provincial holidays
  • Other HolidayObservances and other types of holidays
Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Afghanistan this year in 2025?

There are 14 public holidays in Afghanistan in 2025. If you are planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays

How to retrieve the Afghanistan holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=AF&year=2025 API to retrieve this list of Afghanistan holidays.

Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM:

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({
  country: 'AF',
  year: '2025'
});
console.log(holidays);
API Examples
Quick start examples in different programming languages
curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=AF&year=2025" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"