Afghanistan Holidays in 2025
List of public holidays in Afghanistan 2025 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15th February | Saturday | Liberation Day | Public Holiday |
| 1st March | Saturday | First Day of Ramadan (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 20th March | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| 21st March | Friday | Nauruz | Observance |
| 31st March | Monday | Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 1st April | Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 2nd April | Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 28th April | Monday | Afghan Victory Day | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Thursday | Labor Day | Public Holiday |
| 6th June | Friday | Day of Arafat (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 7th June | Saturday | Eid al-Qurban (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 8th June | Sunday | Eid al-Qurban Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 9th June | Monday | Eid al-Qurban Holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 21st June | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| 6th July | Sunday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 19th August | Tuesday | Independence Day (National Day) | Public Holiday |
| 31st August | Sunday | Anniversary of the Withdrawal of Foreign Troops | Public Holiday |
| 5th September | Friday | The Prophet's Birthday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 9th September | Tuesday | Martyrs and Ahmad Shah Masoud Day | Public Holiday |
| 22nd September | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| 21st December | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Afghanistan. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Afghanistan this year in 2025?
There are 16 holidays in Afghanistan in 2025
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);