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Afghan Independence DayThu, Aug 19
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🎉 Afghan heritage calendar
March 2027
Date varies
Nowruz, the New Year (around March 20)
May 2027
All month
🎉 Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
August 2027
Thu, Aug 19
Afghan Independence Day
Holidays whose dates move
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha (dates move about 11 days earlier each year)
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Afghanistan genealogy guide (FamilySearch wiki)Where the records are kept back home, what they're called, and how to search them. FamilySearchFree family trees and billions of records from around the world. Free account.National Archives: immigration recordsPassenger lists, naturalization papers and border crossings.Ellis Island passenger searchFree search of arrivals through the Port of New York, 1820–1957.1950 U.S. CensusThe newest census open to the public. Search by name and place.USCIS Genealogy ProgramHistorical immigration and naturalization files (fees apply).NYC Historical Vital RecordsFree birth, death and marriage certificates from the five boroughs, with images you can download.Your local libraryMost libraries offer Ancestry Library Edition free inside the library.Chronicling America (Library of Congress)Free historic American newspapers, including many in other languages.🏡 What's your family home worth?
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