Current Date And Time In Zabul, Afghanistan
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
16:26:24 AFT
Capital: Qalat
Currency: Afghan Afghani (AFN)
Timezone: UTC +04:30 (AFT)
Population: 320,000
Area: 17,343.00 km²
State Code: ZAB
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Zabul, Afghanistan? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Zabul.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Zabul observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Zabul, 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 Zabul and the rest of Afghanistan, not a separate Zabul-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 Zabul. 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 |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Zabul close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Afghanistan are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Zabul, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Zabul's capital, Qalat observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Zabul.