⚖️ 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.

📰 News

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

The standard work week in Afghanistan is Sunday through Thursday, with Friday and Saturday as the weekend. Several Islamic holidays have tentative dates determined by moon sightings and may shift by a day. No information was found on cultural work habits, typical schedules, or practices like 'bridge days'.
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.

2026 Working days summary for Helmand, Afghanistan

Helmand, Afghanistan has 245 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 99 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 21 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

245
Working Days
99
Weekend Days
21
Holidays

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidaysTotal
January 21 10 0 31
February 18 8 2 28
March 19 7 5 31
April 20 8 2 30
May 18 8 5 31
June 20 6 4 30
July 22 9 0 31
August 20 9 2 31
September 21 8 1 30
October 21 10 0 31
November 22 8 0 30
December 23 8 0 31
Total 245 99 21 365

2026 Calendar for Helmand, Afghanistan

January 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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 January 2026.

February 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Liberation Day
Liberation Day
16
17
18
First Day of Ramadan
First Day of Ramadan
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

18 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in February 2026.

March 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr
20
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr
21
22
Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Eid al-Fitr Holiday
23
Nowruz Holiday (Day 3)
Nowruz Holiday (Day 3)
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Eid al-Fitr (Day 2)
Eid al-Fitr (Day 2)

19 working days, 7 weekend days, and 5 holidays in March 2026.

April 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
Eid al-Fitr (Day 3)
Eid al-Fitr (Day 3)
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
Mujahideen Victory Day
Mujahideen Victory Day
29
30

20 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in April 2026.

May 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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
Day of Arafat
Day of Arafat
27
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha
28
Eid al-Adha Holiday
Eid al-Adha Holiday
29
Eid al-Adha Holiday
Eid al-Adha Holiday
30
31

18 working days, 8 weekend days, and 5 holidays in May 2026.

June 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
Eid al-Adha (Day 1)
Eid al-Adha (Day 1)
7
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha
8
Eid al-Adha (Day 3)
Eid al-Adha (Day 3)
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Ashura
Ashura
27
28
29
30

20 working days, 6 weekend days, and 4 holidays in June 2026.

July 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Independence Day
Independence Day
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

20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 2 holidays in August 2026.

September 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Martyrs and Ahmad Shah Masoud Day
Martyrs and Ahmad Shah Masoud Day
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

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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.

Changelog

2026-05-17 22:24:24The holiday set for 2026 has been expanded with additional observances and adjustments to existing dates.
2026-05-05 10:48:50The holiday set for 2026 has been expanded to include additional observances, resulting in an increased number of holidays.

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