Public Holidays 2013: Afganistan
| No. |
Holiday name |
Date |
Week day |
| 1. |
Mawlid
(*var) |
February
4 |
Monday |
| 2. |
Liberation
Day |
February
15 |
Friday |
| 3. |
New
Year's Day (Nowruz) |
March
20 |
Wednesday |
| 4. |
Mujahideen
Victory Day |
April
28 |
Sunday |
| 5. |
May
Day |
May
1 |
Wednesday |
| 6. |
Eid
ul-Fitr (*var) |
August
14 |
Wednesday |
| 7. |
Eid
ul-Fitr (*var) |
August
15 |
Thursday |
| 8. |
Eid
ul-Fitr (*var) |
August
16 |
Friday |
| 9. |
Independence
Day |
August
19 |
Monday |
| 10. |
Martyrs'
Day (*var) |
September
8 (or 9) |
Sunday |
| 11. |
Day
of Arafa (*var) |
October
14 |
Monday |
| 12. |
Eid
al-Adha (*var) |
October
15 |
Tuesday |
| 13. |
Eid
al-Adha (*var) |
October
16 |
Wednesday |
| 14. |
Eid
al-Adha (*var) |
October
17 |
Thursday |
| 15. |
Eid
al-Adha (*var) |
October
18 |
Friday |
