Events

From Friday 17 to 19 February 2023, Canberra will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the National Multicultural Festival. This iconic event is Australia’s largest celebration of cultural diversity with it’s more than 170 unique nationalities, featuring music, dance, food, and…

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Canberra, Australia will celebrate Nowruz 2022/1401 (solar calendar) with a series of cultural, artistic and entertainment programs at the premises of the Embassy on Sunday, March 20, 2022 from 10:00 am…

Monash University, in conjunction with the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Baran Entertainment and the Helping Afghans platform by PBC Digital, is pleased to present a joint event to celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 to honour women’s fight in Afghanistan’s equality and justice. Our…

Australia and Afghanistan share a friendly and long-standing relationship. Relations can be traced back as far as the 1860s when Afghan cameleers came to Australia. In fact, 2020 marks the 160th anniversary of the arrival of these cameleers. The history and…

First Afghan Film Festival15th – 21st November 2019ANU Kambri Precinct Cultural Centre Screening program The First Afghan Film Festival commemorates the 50 Year Anniversary of Afghanistan- Australia relations and the 100th Anniversary of Afghanistan’s Reclamation of Independence. It also seeks to shed new light on…

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is proud to announce the upcoming Zohra Orchestra performance, in celebration of 50 Years of Afghan-Australian bilateral relations and the 100thAnniversary of Afghanistan’s Reclamation of Independence. As part of their debut Australian…

To Celebrate Centenary of Reclamation of Afghanistan’s Independence and 50 Years of Diplomacy between Afghanistan and Australia  In celebration of 100th Anniversary of Afghanistan’s Reclamation of Independence and the 50 Year Anniversary of Afghanistan-Australia Diplomatic Relations, the Afghanistan National Institute of Music’s Zohra…

On Saturday the 16thof February, the Embassy of Afghanistan hosted a stall at the National Multicultural Festival, with the assistance of the Embassy staff, families and Afghan community members from Sydney and Canberra. This was the second consecutive year the…

2019 marks the second year the Embassy of Afghanistan will participate in the National Multicultural Festival, and the Embassy invites all members of the community to join in celebrating Afghanistan and its culture, history and traditions. This year is also…

Afghan Ambassador, HE Wahidullah Waissi, and the Embassy team in Canberra, celebrated 21st of March 2018, as the first day of Nawroz 1397 and hosted more than 200 visitors from the diplomatic corps, the ACT government, Australian public departments including…