Current Date And Time In Bamyan, Afghanistan
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
21:00:05 AFT
Capital: Bamyan
Currency: Afghan Afghani (AFN)
Timezone: UTC +04:30 (AFT)
Population: 500,000
Area: 14,175.00 km²
State Code: BAM
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Bamyan, Afghanistan? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Bamyan.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Bamyan align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Bamyan, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Afghan Independence Day on August 19) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Afghanistan's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Afghanistan's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Bamyan and the rest of Afghanistan, not a separate Bamyan-specific calendar.
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These are Afghanistan's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Afghanistan's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Afghanistan, including Bamyan. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghan Independence Day | August 19 | National Day | Full National Closure | mfa.gov.af |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Afghan Independence Day | Thu, Aug 19, 2027 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Bamyan follows Afghanistan's statutory holiday calendar in full — the national government sets these dates, and regional banks, public offices and schools across the state close accordingly.
If a statutory holiday lands on a Saturday or Sunday in Bamyan, the following Monday is commonly declared a substitute non-working day by official gazette — check the live calendar above for the specific year-by-year date.
As Bamyan's own capital, Bamyan observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Bamyan.