Current Date And Time In Kushk, Afghanistan
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
21:29:01 AFT
State: Herat
Currency: Afghan Afghani (AFN)
Timezone: UTC +04:30 (AFT)
Population: 16,952
District: Shīnḏanḏ
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Kushk, Herat? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Kushk.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Kushk align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Afghan Independence Day on August 19) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Kushk.
This is Afghanistan's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Afghanistan's country-level and Herat holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Kushk as anywhere else in Afghanistan.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Afghanistan's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Afghanistan's country and Herat holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Kushk just as everywhere else in Afghanistan.
| 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 |
Kushk's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Afghanistan's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Kushk, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 16,952 and running on the Asia/Kabul time zone, Kushk follows Afghanistan's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.