Public Holidays in Afghanistan 2025 🇦🇫
Afghanistan has 14 public holidays in 2025. The next public holiday is Islamic Emirate Victory Day on 15. Aug. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Afghanistan.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Liberation Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | First Day of Ramadan (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Mojahedin's Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Day of Arafah (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Islamic Emirate Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Afghanistan Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | American Withdrawal Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Afghanistan 2025
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Mojahedin's Victory Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Day of Arafah (estimated) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Eid al-Adha (estimated) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Islamic Emirate Victory Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Afghanistan Independence Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
Holidays that change date in Afghanistan
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2025 to 2026.
- First Day of Ramadan (estimated): →
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated): →
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated): →
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated): →
- Day of Arafah (estimated): →
- Eid al-Adha (estimated): →
- Eid al-Adha (estimated): →
- Eid al-Adha (estimated): →
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated): →
