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Public holidays in Afghanistan 2017

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Every public holiday in Afghanistan in 2017 is listed below, with the day of the week each one falls on. National holidays apply across the whole country. Regional ones apply only in certain states or areas, so check locally before booking anything around them.

See 2017 on a calendar. Open the Afghanistan calendar to see these marked on a year-at-a-glance grid next to your own leave, travel and deadlines. Free, no sign-up.

Planning around a reporting week rather than a month? Week numbers for 2017 lists every week with its dates.

Public holiday dates in Afghanistan, 2017

DateDayHolidayType
15 FebruaryWednesdayLiberation DayNational
21 MarchTuesdayNowruzNational
28 AprilFridayMojahedin's Victory DayNational
1 MayMondayInternational Workers' DayNational
27 MaySaturdayFirst Day of RamadanNational
26 JuneMondayEid al-FitrNational
27 JuneTuesdayEid al-FitrNational
28 JuneWednesdayEid al-FitrNational
19 AugustSaturdayAfghanistan Independence DayNational
1 SeptemberFridayDay of ArafahNational
2 SeptemberSaturdayEid al-AdhaNational
3 SeptemberSundayEid al-AdhaNational
4 SeptemberMondayEid al-AdhaNational
9 SeptemberSaturdayMartyrs' DayNational
1 OctoberSundayAshuraNational
1 DecemberFridayProphet's BirthdayNational

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 16 national holidays in 2017, 10 fall on a weekday and 6 at a weekend. A holiday landing on a weekend is worth spotting early if you were counting on a long one.

Other years

Public holidays in Afghanistan 2016 · Public holidays in Afghanistan 2018

Other countries

Public holidays for 247 countries and territories, or back to Afghanistan.