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Universities in Afghanistan

This is AlmiStudy's verified record of universities in Afghanistan. Only confirmed information is shown; fields that are not verified are left out rather than guessed. The list is as long as the real data — never padded.

AlmiStudy currently records 5 universities in Afghanistan. By type: 4 public, 1 private. Cities covered include: Doha (formerly Kabul), Herat, Jalalabad, Kabul.

American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) — operating in exile from Doha, Qatar

Doha (formerly Kabul) · Private
SubjectsBusiness & Management; Computer Science & IT; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Communication & Media Studies; International Relations; Education
AccreditationAmerican University of Afghanistan (AUAF) was chartered by the Government of Afghanistan in 2004 and accredited as a US-style private not-for-profit university. Following the August 2021 fall of Kabul, AUAF operations were relocated to Doha, Qatar (Education City, hosted by the Qatar Foundation). The original Kabul Ministry of Higher Education accreditation is effectively suspended. AUAF currently operates as a university in exile teaching ~900 students (approximately 600 online in Afghanistan, mostly women; ~200 in-person at Doha). Funded by USA, Qatar Fund for Development, and private foundations.
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Herat University (HU)

Herat · Public
SubjectsAgriculture & Environmental Studies; Engineering & Technology; Medicine & Health Sciences; Arts & Humanities; Natural Sciences; Law; Languages & Linguistics; Theology & Religious Studies
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education (MoHE), Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (under Taliban government since August 2021). Note: under the current administration, female students have been banned from higher-education institutions in Afghanistan since December 2022 by Taliban edict; curriculum has been revised to emphasise Islamic content. International recognition of Afghan degrees has been significantly affected since 2021.
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Kabul Polytechnic University (KPU)

Kabul · Public
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Computer Science & IT; Architecture & Design; Natural Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education (MoHE), Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (under Taliban government since August 2021). Note: under the current administration, female students have been banned from higher-education institutions in Afghanistan since December 2022 by Taliban edict; curriculum has been revised to emphasise Islamic content. International recognition of Afghan degrees has been significantly affected since 2021.
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Kabul University (KU)

Kabul · Public
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences; Engineering & Technology; Agriculture & Environmental Studies; Law; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Education; Theology & Religious Studies; Computer Science & IT; Natural Sciences
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education (MoHE), Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (under Taliban government since August 2021). Note: under the current administration, female students have been banned from higher-education institutions in Afghanistan since December 2022 by Taliban edict; curriculum has been revised to emphasise Islamic content. International recognition of Afghan degrees has been significantly affected since 2021.
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Nangarhar University (NU)

Jalalabad · Public
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences; Engineering & Technology; Agriculture & Environmental Studies; Veterinary Medicine; Pharmacy; Law; Computer Science & IT; Theology & Religious Studies; Education
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education (MoHE), Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (under Taliban government since August 2021). Note: under the current administration, female students have been banned from higher-education institutions in Afghanistan since December 2022 by Taliban edict; curriculum has been revised to emphasise Islamic content. International recognition of Afghan degrees has been significantly affected since 2021.
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Questions

How many universities are listed in Afghanistan?

AlmiStudy currently records 5 universities in Afghanistan. This reflects what has been verified; it is not padded and may grow as more are confirmed.

Are these universities officially recognised?

Each entry names the national authority to verify with. AlmiStudy records information to help you check recognition — it is not itself an accreditation body and does not endorse any institution.

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Yes. AlmiStudy is part of AlmiWorld and is free to use. The wider project supports the Shamool Foundation, a free school for street children in Lahore.

Why this is free

AlmiStudy is part of AlmiWorld. It is free because its purpose is to help people find their way to education — and the wider project supports the Shamool Foundation, a free school for street children in Lahore (60 students, lunch, books and uniforms provided).

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