This page contains the list of Afghanistan 2023 official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android
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The list of Afghanistan official public holidays in 2023 is:
Date
Weekday
Public Holiday
Wednesday
Liberation Day
Thursday
Start of Ramadan
(Awal Ramadan)
Friday
Eid al Fitr
(End of Ramadan)
Saturday
Eid al Fitr Holiday
Sunday
Eid al Fitr Holiday
Friday
Victory Day
Monday
International Workers' Day
Tuesday
Arafat Day
Wednesday
Eid al Adha
(Feast of Sacrifice)
Thursday
Eid al Adha Holiday
Friday
Eid al Adha Holiday
July
Friday
Ashura
Aug
Saturday
Independence Day
(Jeshen)
Sep
Wednesday
The Prophet's Birthday
(Mawleed al-Nabi)
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Recent Afghanistan Public Holidays News and Updates
Below is a list of recent news and updates related to Afghanistan public holidays, national holidays, government holidays and bank holidays (note that this newsfeed is delayed by 30 days).
2022-03-19: Afghanistan Cancels Nowruz Public Holiday
2022-02-14: Afghanistan Public Holiday February 15
2021-09-07: Afghanistan Cancels Massoud Public Holiday
2021-01-22: Afghanistan 2021 Public Holidays Announced
2020-11-18: Afghanistan Public Holiday November 19
2020-01-12: Afghanistan 2020 Public Holidays Announced
2019-11-04: Afghanistan Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday November 9
2019-09-26: Afghanistan Public Holiday September 28
Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in Afghanistan, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2022-2032).
