Afghanistan has a total of 21 holidays in 2019. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday	Date	Details
Liberation Day	Friday, February 15, 2019	Liberation Day is a public holiday in Afghanistan
March Equinox	Wednesday, March 20, 2019	March Equinox in Afghanistan (Kabul)
Nauruz	Thursday, March 21, 2019	Nauruz is a public holiday in Afghanistan
Afghan Victory Day	Sunday, April 28, 2019	Afghan Victory Day is a public holiday in Afghanistan
Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul Only)	Monday, April 29, 2019	Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul Only) is a public holiday in Afghanistan
Labor Day	Wednesday, May 1, 2019	Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul Only)	Thursday, May 2, 2019	Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul Only) is a public holiday in Afghanistan
First Day of Ramadan	Monday, May 6, 2019	Ramadan is a period of prayer, reflection and fasting for many Muslims worldwide. It is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.
Eid al-Fitr	Tuesday, June 4, 2019	Eid al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight.
Eid al-Fitr Holiday	Wednesday, June 5, 2019	Eid al-Fitr Holiday is a public holiday in Afghanistan
June Solstice	Friday, June 21, 2019	June Solstice in Afghanistan (Kabul)
Day of Arafat	Saturday, August 10, 2019	Day of Arafat is a public holiday in Afghanistan
Eid al-Qurban	Sunday, August 11, 2019	Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha) is an Islamic festival falling on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (Thou al-Hijja) to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son.
Eid al-Qurban Holiday	Monday, August 12, 2019	Eid al-Qurban Holiday is a public holiday in Afghanistan
Independence Day (National Day)	Monday, August 19, 2019	Independence Day (National Day) is a public holiday in Afghanistan
Martyrs and Ahmad Shah Masoud Day	Monday, September 9, 2019	Martyrs and Ahmad Shah Masoud Day is a public holiday in Afghanistan
Ashura	Tuesday, September 10, 2019	Ashura is a public holiday in Afghanistan
September Equinox	Monday, September 23, 2019	September Equinox in Afghanistan (Kabul)
Presidential Elections	Saturday, September 28, 2019	Presidential Elections is a public holiday in Afghanistan
The Prophet's Birthday	Sunday, November 10, 2019	Mawlid, or Milad, marks the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, or Mohamed, in the year 570 of the Gregorian calendar.
December Solstice	Sunday, December 22, 2019	December Solstice in Afghanistan (Kabul)