SubjectsBusiness & Management · Computer Science & IT · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Communication & Media Studies · International Relations · Education
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American 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.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
Founded 2004 (chartered as American University of Afghanistan, the first private not-for-profit university in Afghanistan; opened 2006 in Kabul); evacuated and relocated to Doha, Qatar in 2021-2022 following the Taliban takeover of Kabul. American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) — the first private not-for-profit university in Afghanistan, chartered 2004 and opened 2006 in Kabul. US-style liberal arts curriculum, English-medium instruction, accredited under the (pre-Taliban) Government of Afghanistan. Famously attacked by the Taliban in August 2016 (15 killed) and again subject to attacks during the 2010s. EVACUATED AND RELOCATED TO DOHA, QATAR after the August 2021 Taliban takeover. CURRENT OPERATIONAL STATUS (as of 2026): AUAF operates in exile from a campus at Education City in Doha, Qatar (hosted by the Qatar Foundation since 2021). Serves ~900 students total: approximately 600 students online from inside Afghanistan (majority of them women — AUAF is the ONLY higher-education institution currently teaching Afghan women academically); ~200 students in-person at the Doha campus. Programmes offered: undergraduate degrees, MBA, pre-college Academy, and Professional Development Institute. Funded by US government (USAID through June 2025), Qatar Fund for Development, Qatar Foundation, and private foundations. Faced funding crisis spring 2025; continued operation in 2026 is funding-dependent. IMPORTANT DISAMBIGUATION: The Taliban have renamed the abandoned Kabul AUAF campus as the 'Afghan International Islamic University' and announced plans to build a new institution there — that is a SEPARATE Taliban-controlled institution and is NOT a continuation of AUAF. The real AUAF continues in Doha. Phone null: collector +93 79 9988000 was the Kabul-era number, now inactive after relocation. Students should contact AUAF via the Doha campus channels via the website.
SubjectsAgriculture & Environmental Studies · Engineering & Technology · Medicine & Health Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Natural Sciences · Law · Languages & Linguistics · Theology & Religious Studies
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Ministry 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.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
Founded 1988 (chartered as Herat University; western Afghanistan's major public university serving the historic Persian-cultural city of Herat). Major public university located in Herat (western Afghanistan, near the Iranian border) — a historic centre of Persian culture and learning. Chartered 1988. Faculties include Agriculture, Engineering, Literature and Humanities, Medicine, Sciences, Sharia Law, Computer Science, Economics, and Fine Arts. Important regional institution serving western Afghanistan and the Persian-cultural sphere. Strong programmes in agriculture (relevant to Herat's fertile region) and in Persian literature and culture. CURRENT OPERATIONAL STATUS (as of 2026): HU continues under the Taliban MoHE — female students banned since Dec 2022, faculty exodus, curriculum revisions. The Persian-cultural orientation has been affected by curriculum changes.
Ministry 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.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
Founded 1963 (chartered as Kabul Polytechnic Institute with Soviet technical assistance; renamed Kabul Polytechnic University in 1991). Afghanistan's premier engineering and technology institution, located in Kabul. Chartered 1963 as Kabul Polytechnic Institute with Soviet technical assistance (during the era of strong Afghan-Soviet educational cooperation). Renamed Kabul Polytechnic University in 1991. Faculties span Civil Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Geology and Mining Engineering, Architecture, Computer Science, and Information Technology. Major training institution for Afghan engineers and industrial professionals. CURRENT OPERATIONAL STATUS (as of 2026): KPU continues under the Taliban MoHE with the same restrictions as other public universities — female students banned since Dec 2022, major faculty exodus, curriculum revisions. Engineering education continues for male students.
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Law · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Education · Theology & Religious Studies · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences
Accreditation
Ministry 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.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
Founded 1932 (chartered as Kabul University by King Mohammed Nadir Shah; predecessor: Faculty of Medicine 1932) — Afghanistan flagship and oldest modern university. Afghanistan's flagship and oldest modern university, located in the capital Kabul (Jamal Mina campus). Chartered 1932 by King Mohammed Nadir Shah, growing from the Faculty of Medicine (1932) and subsequent additions of Law and Political Science (1938), Sciences (1942), and other faculties. Pre-revolution and pre-conflict, KU was a major regional university serving the Persian-speaking world. ~20 faculties today including Engineering, Sciences, Medicine, Agriculture, Law and Political Sciences, Letters, Economics, Education, Islamic Studies, and Computer Science. CURRENT OPERATIONAL STATUS (as of 2026): KU continues operating under the Taliban Ministry of Higher Education. FEMALE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN BANNED from attendance since the December 2022 Taliban edict. Major faculty exodus has occurred since 2021. Curriculum has been revised to emphasise Islamic content. International recognition of degrees has been significantly affected. Afghan female students seeking higher education currently must look to: (1) AUAF online programmes from Afghanistan, (2) AUAF Doha campus, (3) universities in Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, or Western countries.
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Veterinary Medicine · Pharmacy · Law · Computer Science & IT · Theology & Religious Studies · Education
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Ministry 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.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
Founded 1962 (chartered as Nangarhar University, beginning with the Faculty of Medicine in 1962 — Afghanistan's second oldest university after Kabul). Afghanistan's second oldest university (after Kabul), located in Jalalabad — the capital of Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan (Khyber Pass) border. Chartered 1962 with the Faculty of Medicine. Today comprises 16+ faculties including Medicine (the founding faculty), Engineering, Agriculture, Computer Science, Education, Islamic Studies, Veterinary Sciences, Law, Pharmacy, and others. Pashto-cultural orientation given Nangarhar's largely Pashtun population. Important regional university for eastern Afghanistan and cross-border Pashtun cultural-linguistic sphere. Phone null: collector value +93 78 0000000 was clearly fabricated (all-zeros mobile-prefix suffix). CURRENT OPERATIONAL STATUS (as of 2026): NU continues under Taliban MoHE — female students banned since Dec 2022, faculty exodus, curriculum revisions.
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