Nangarhar University (NU)
Nangarhar University (NU) is a public institution in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, accredited by 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.. Primary language: Pashto. AlmiStudy lists 7 canonical subject areas, all verified against 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..
- Country
- Afghanistan (AF)
- City
- Jalalabad
- Control
- public
- Language
- Pashto
- 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.
- Source
- Nangarhar University (NU) — collector batch + post-2021 operational verification (Day 12-13) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://nu.edu.af
Subjects offered
Show all 9 listed subjects (raw)
Medicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Veterinary Medicine · Pharmacy · Law · Computer Science & IT · Theology & Religious Studies · Education
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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