Afghan Independence Day
Afghan Independence Day is held on August 19. Also Jeshyn-Afghan Day. Commemorates the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919, granting independence from Britain. This event in the second decade of the month August is annual. 
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Afghanistan's Independence Day is not a typical commemoration of freedom from a colonial power. Instead, this day is celebrated every year on August 19 to observe the Treaty of Rawalpindi which was signed in 1919 between Britain and Afghanistan. The treaty restored complete sovereignty to the country. The British relinquished their control on the foreign affairs of Afghanistan. It is celebrated as Independence Day.
Afghanistan was never formally a part of British Empire; however, given the British interest in the region, the two countries fought three Anglo-Afghan wars between 1839 and 1919.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Ashura on July 5 (is a major festival for Shia Muslims and commemorates the martyrdom at Karbala of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet);
Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day on August 31 (Balochs and Pashtuns, International observance);
The Prophet's Birthday or Mawleed al Nabi on September 4 (or Mawlid al-Nabi. There is not a single verse in the Qur'an OR a Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) forbidding the celebration of Prophet's birthday);
Martyrs' Day and Ahmad Shah Masoud Day in Afghanistan on September 9
Yalda Night on December 21 (شب يلدا Shab-e Yalda, Shab-e Chelle - Persian festival held on the longest and darkest night of the year. Celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan);
Night of Redemption on February 13
Liberation Day in Afghanistan on February 15 (withdrawal of the Soviet occupation forces)