2026 Working Days Calendar for Balkh, Afghanistan
Legal Regulations
Public holidays in Afghanistan are regulated under the 2005 Constitution, which guarantees employees a non-working day on declared public holidays. The government has the authority to establish commemorative dates. The official calendar for determining dates is the Hejrah-e shamshi (Solar Hijri) calendar.
News
No specific news regarding changes to working days or holidays in Afghanistan for 2026 was found in the provided sources. The listed holidays are based on established patterns and the constitutional framework, with no mentioned legislative amendments or new holidays for 2026.
Insights
Afghanistan has several multi-day religious holidays, with dates for Islamic holidays being tentative as they depend on lunar sightings. The standard weekend is Sunday, as indicated by calendars marking Sundays as non-working days. The country observes a mix of fixed-date national holidays and lunar-based religious holidays.
2026 Working days summary for Balkh, Afghanistan
Balkh, Afghanistan has 247 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 96 weekend days (Friday-Saturday), and minus 22 holidays. The standard work week runs Sunday through Thursday.
247
Working Days
96
Weekend Days
22
Holidays
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidays | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 10 | 1 | 31 |
| February | 18 | 8 | 2 | 28 |
| March | 22 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
| April | 19 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| May | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| June | 22 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| July | 21 | 9 | 1 | 31 |
| August | 21 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| September | 21 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| October | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| November | 22 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| December | 23 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
| Total | 247 | 96 | 22 | 365 |
2026 Calendar for Balkh, Afghanistan
January 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 New Year's Day New Year's Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
20 working days, 10 weekend days, and 1 holiday in January 2026.
February 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Liberation Day Liberation Day |
16 | 17 | 18 Awal Ramadan (Tentative Date) Awal Ramadan (Tentative Date) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
18 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in February 2026.
March 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 Nowruz Nowruz | 21 Nowruz (Second Day) Nowruz (Second Day) | 22 Nowruz (Third Day) Nowruz (Third Day) |
23 Afghan Victory Day Afghan Victory Day | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Working Saturday to compensate for Nowruz Working Saturday to compensate for Nowruz | 29 Working Sunday to compensate for Nowruz Working Sunday to compensate for Nowruz |
30 Working Monday to compensate for Nowruz Working Monday to compensate for Nowruz | 31 |
22 working days, 5 weekend days, and 4 holidays in March 2026.
April 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | 21 Eid al-Fitr (Second Day) Eid al-Fitr (Second Day) | 22 Eid al-Fitr (Third Day) Eid al-Fitr (Third Day) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
19 working days, 8 weekend days, and 3 holidays in April 2026.
May 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Labour Day Labour Day | 2 | 3 | ||||
4 Martyrs' Day Martyrs' Day | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 Day of Arafat (Tentative Date) Day of Arafat (Tentative Date) | 28 Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | 29 Eid al-Adha (Second Day) Eid al-Adha (Second Day) | 30 Eid al-Adha (Third Day) Eid al-Adha (Third Day) | 31 Eid al-Adha (Fourth Day) Eid al-Adha (Fourth Day) |
17 working days, 7 weekend days, and 7 holidays in May 2026.
June 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days in June 2026.
July 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Ashura (Tentative Date) Ashura (Tentative Date) |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in July 2026.
August 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Independence Day (National Day) Independence Day (National Day) | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Anniversary of the Withdrawal of Foreign Troops Anniversary of the Withdrawal of Foreign Troops | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 Mujahideen Victory Day Mujahideen Victory Day | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 |
21 working days, 7 weekend days, and 3 holidays in August 2026.
September 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 Mawleed al-Nabi (Tentative Date) Mawleed al-Nabi (Tentative Date) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in September 2026.
October 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
21 working days, 10 weekend days in October 2026.
November 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days in November 2026.
December 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
23 working days, 8 weekend days in December 2026.