Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Islamic New Year is listed only where nationwide public-holiday status is defensible under Afghanistan’s current post-2021 framework.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Sunday, 6 June 2027 · Estimated / awaiting confirmation
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Unsupported or superseded observances excluded from nationwide calendar
Reviewed · Scope: excluded_observances · Checked 2026-10-03
Ramadan commencement, Ashura and Mawlid are expressly shown as no-holiday in the current AIP. Nowruz, Labour Day, 8 Saur and other commemorations lack sufficiently consistent current nationwide closure evidence and are omitted rather than inferred.
Islamic New Year holiday decision and official 1 Muharram 1448 date
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03
The Cabinet decision establishes the holiday; a dated government publication identifies 17 June 2026 as 1 Muharram 1448.
Cabinet approval of 9 Sunbula and Islamic New Year holidays
Reviewed · Scope: current_framework · Checked 2026-10-03
Current-regime Cabinet decision supports the fixed withdrawal day and Islamic New Year as public holidays.
Labour Law, Article 41 public-holiday list
Reviewed · Scope: legal_context · Checked 2026-10-03
Pre-2021 statutory baseline only. Current Islamic Emirate decisions and dated notices control where the framework has changed or official sources conflict.
2026 closure is confirmed from current official evidence. Future occurrences remain provisional where annual or lunar confirmation is outstanding.
No separate nationwide bank-closure claim is made; confirm operational notices with the institution.
No separate school-calendar claim is inferred from the public-holiday record.
The current Council of Ministers approved the beginning of the Hijri year as a public holiday.
The calendar separates fixed national/state holidays, Islamic lunar holidays and unsupported commemorations.
Observance does not create an extra substitute, bridge or discretionary closure day.
Confirm the date against the latest Afghan moon-sighting and ministry notice before travel or appointments.
The 2026 occurrence is confirmed. Future rows are provisional pending year-specific official evidence.
No. None are inferred without an express current official notice.
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