2026 Working Days Calendar for Helmand, Afghanistan
Legal Regulations
Article 18 Chapter 1 of the 2005 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan controls public holidays, granting employees a non-working day on government-declared holidays. The government holds the power to designate public holidays or one-time memorial days. The official calendar for holidays is the Hejrah-e shamshi (Solar Hijri) calendar.
The provided sources do not contain specific details on Afghanistan's labor code, working hours regulations, or holiday laws. Public holidays are declared by the ruling authority, as evidenced by the Taliban government's recent declarations.
News
A significant recent change was the declaration of August 15 as 'Victory Day' in 2022, a new national holiday commemorating the Taliban's capture of Kabul. In 2023, the Taliban government initially suspended the related 'Departure Day' (August 31) but reversed the decision and restored it later that year. No specific changes for 2026 are reported in the provided sources.
Recent changes include the Taliban government declaring August 31 as 'Departure Day' to mark the US withdrawal and August 15 as 'Victory Day' to mark their retaking of power, both now official national holidays.
Insights
Afghanistan's culture is very group-oriented, with family loyalty often taking precedence over tribal or ethnic ties. Many public holidays are multi-day events that businesses must acknowledge. The concept of 'bridge days' or government-mandated shift swaps to create long weekends, common in some countries, is not explicitly mentioned for Afghanistan.
The sources do not provide information on typical work schedules, bridge days, or cultural work habits in Afghanistan. The holiday list reflects a mix of historical, national, and international observances.
2026 Working days summary for Helmand, Afghanistan
Helmand, Afghanistan has 250 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 97 weekend days (Friday-Saturday), and minus 18 holidays. The standard work week runs Sunday through Thursday.
250
Working Days
97
Weekend Days
18
Holidays
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidays | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 10 | 1 | 31 |
| February | 16 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| March | 23 | 7 | 1 | 31 |
| April | 21 | 7 | 2 | 30 |
| May | 20 | 7 | 4 | 31 |
| June | 22 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| July | 22 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| August | 21 | 8 | 2 | 31 |
| September | 22 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| October | 19 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| November | 22 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| December | 22 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 250 | 97 | 18 | 365 |
2026 Calendar for Helmand, Afghanistan
January 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Liberation Day Liberation 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 Day of Arafat (Tentative Date) Day of Arafat (Tentative Date) |
16 Eid al-Qurban (Tentative Date) Eid al-Qurban (Tentative Date) | 17 Eid al-Qurban Holiday (Tentative Date) Eid al-Qurban Holiday (Tentative Date) | 18 Eid al-Qurban Holiday (Tentative Date) Eid al-Qurban Holiday (Tentative Date) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 Ashura (Tentative Date) Ashura (Tentative Date) | 28 |
16 working days, 7 weekend days, and 5 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 | 21 Nowruz Nowruz | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 |
23 working days, 7 weekend days, and 1 holiday 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 Mujahideen Victory Day Mujahideen Victory Day | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 First Day of Ramadan (Tentative Date) First Day of Ramadan (Tentative Date) | 29 | 30 |
21 working days, 7 weekend days, and 2 holidays in April 2026.
May 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Labour Day Labour 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 Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | 29 Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | 30 Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | 31 |
20 working days, 7 weekend days, and 4 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 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days, 9 weekend days in July 2026.
August 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Ashura (Tentative Date) Ashura (Tentative Date) | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 Independence Day (National Day) Independence Day (National Day) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 |
21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in August 2026.
September 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 September 2026.
October 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 The Prophet's Birthday (Tentative Date) The Prophet's Birthday (Tentative Date) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 Martyrs and Ahmad Shah Masoud Day Martyrs and Ahmad Shah Masoud Day | 30 | 31 |
19 working days, 10 weekend days, and 2 holidays 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 Anniversary of the Withdrawal of Foreign Troops Anniversary of the Withdrawal of Foreign Troops |
22 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in December 2026.