Public holidays in Afghanistan

This is a list of public holidays in Afghanistan.^[1]

Date	English Name	Persian name
February 15	Liberation Day
March 21	Nowruz (New Day) (now unofficial)	Nauruz
April 28	Defeat of Mujahideen Day
May 1	International Workers' Day
August 15	"Soviet Victory over Afghanistan Day[2]
August 19	Afghan Independence Day	Azadi
August 31	American Withdrawal Day[3]
September 9	Martyrs' Day (unclear status)[4]
1 of Shawwal in the Islamic Calendar	Eid al-Fitr
9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah in the Islamic Calendar	Day of Arafa	ruz Arafa
10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah in the Islamic Calendar	Eid al-Adha	Eid kalan
10th day of Muharram in the Islamic Calendar	Ashura
12 of Rabi' al-awwal in the Islamic Calendar	Birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad	Mawlid

References

1. "Upcoming Afghanistan Public Holidays". qppstudio.net. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
2. Gul, Ayaz (14 August 2022). "Taliban Announce Public Holiday in Afghanistan to Mark Retaking of Power". Voice of America. Islamabad, Pakistan. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
3. TOLOnews [@TOLOnews] (17 June 2023). "The day of the withdrawal of the last American soldier from Afghanistan is officially announced as a holiday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "Extensive but not Inclusive: Afghanistan's growing list of national holidays". Afghanistan Analysts' Network. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

External links

• National Holidays in Afghanistan