2025 in Afghanistan

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Events in the year 2025 in Afghanistan .

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name	Dates
	Supreme Leader	Hibatullah Akhundzada	15 August 2021 – present (2021-08-15 – present)
	Acting Prime Minister	Hasan Akhund	7 September 2021 – present (2021-09-07 – present)
	Chief Justice	Abdul Hakim Haqqani	15 August 2021 – present (2021-08-15 – present)
Haqqani Yaqoob Baradar	Deputy Leader	Sirajuddin Haqqani (first) Mullah Yaqoob (second) Abdul Ghani Baradar (third)	15 August 2021 – present (2021-08-15 – present)
Baradar Hanafi Kabir	Acting Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Ghani Baradar (first) Abdul Salam Hanafi (second) Abdul Kabir (third)	7 September 2021 – present (2021-09-07 – present)

Events

Ongoing

Afghan conflict; Islamic State–Taliban conflict; Republican insurgency in Afghanistan

January

• January 21 –
  • The Taliban announces the release of two American citizens in exchange for Taliban figure Muhammad Khan who was arrested in Nangarhar Province and imprisoned in the US. ^{[1] [2]}
  • A Chinese national is killed in an attack on his vehicle by a group calling itself the National Mobilization Front in Takhar Province. ^[3]

February

• February 1 – A British couple based in Bamiyan is arrested by the Taliban in unspecified circumstances. ^[4]
• February 2 – A Taliban fighter opens fire on the United Nations compound in Kabul, injuring a guard before being found dead in undisclosed circumstances. The Taliban government attributes the incident to a "misunderstanding". ^[5]
• February 4 – The Taliban order the suspension of operations of the women-run radio station Radio Begum for “unauthorized provision” of content and programming to an overseas TV channel. ^[6]
• February 6 – Turkey withdraws its accreditation of Afghan diplomats representing the pre-2021 government. ^[7]
• February 11 – Five people are killed in a suicide bombing near a bank in Kunduz Province. ^[8]
• February 13 – One person is killed in a suicide bombing at the compound of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing in Kabul. ^[9]
• February 17 – The Taliban conducts a diplomatic visit to Japan for the first time since taking power in 2021. ^[10]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Afghanistan

Source: ^[11]

• 14 February – Liberation Day
• 1 March – Ramadan
• 30 March – 1 April – Eid al-Fitr
• 28 April – Victory Day
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 5 June – Arafat Day
• 6–8 June – Eid al-Adha
• 5–6 July – Ashura
• 15 August – Anniversary of return to the power
• 19 August – Afghan Independence Day
• 31 August – American Withdrawal Day
• 4 September – Milad un-Nabi

Deaths

• 23 January: Ali Reza Asahi, 50, bodybuilder. ^[12]

References

1. "Taliban announces release of US citizens in prisoner swap deal". Al Jazeera. 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
2. "Two Americans freed from Afghanistan in prisoner swap for Taliban figure". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2025-01-21. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-01-22.
3. "The Taliban say a Chinese national has been killed in northeastern Afghanistan". AP News. 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
4. "British couple in their 70s arrested by Taliban". BBC. 2025-02-23. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
5. "A Taliban fires at a UN compound in Kabul and is later found dead". AP News. 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
6. "The Taliban suspend Afghan women's radio station for providing content to overseas TV channel". AP News. 2025-02-05. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
7. "Turkey ends Afghan diplomats' mission, paving way for Taliban to appoint their own team". AP News. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
8. "5 people killed in a suicide bombing near a bank in northern Afghanistan". AP News. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
9. "Blast at ministry compound in Kabul kills 1 person and injures 3". AP News. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
10. "Afghanistan's Taliban makes debut diplomatic trip to Japan". Al Jazeera. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
11. "Afganistan Public Holidays 2025". App Studio. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
12. Sirat, Siyar (2025-01-23). "Ali Reza Asahi, two-time world bodybuilding champion, dies at 49". Amu TV. Retrieved 2025-01-24.

External links

• Online calendar