Notable Universities in Afghanistan

A closer look at 20 universities in Afghanistan — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Afghan University	Kabul	Public	1931	Dari, Pashto	MedicineLawEngineering
Nangarhar University	Jalalabad	Public	1963	Pashto, Dari	MedicineEngineeringAgriculture
Balkh University	Mazar-i-Sharif	Public	1986	Dari, Pashto	MedicineEngineeringLaw
Herat University	Herat	Public	1988	Dari, Pashto	EngineeringAgricultureLiterature
Kandahar University	Kandahar	Public	1990	Pashto, Dari	AgricultureMedicineEngineering
Shaikh Zayed University	Khost	Public	2000	Dari, Pashto	AgricultureComputer ScienceEducation
Kardan University	Kabul	Private	2002	Dari, Pashto, English	Business AdministrationEconomicsComputer Science
Bamiyan University	Bamiyan	Public	2004	Dari, Pashto	AgricultureEducationSocial Sciences
Paktia University	Gardez	Public	2004	Pashto, Dari	AgricultureEducationEconomics
Dawat University	Kabul	Private	2005	Dari, Pashto	Islamic StudiesSharia LawLaw and Political Science
National Military Academy of Afghanistan	Kabul	Public	2005	Dari, Pashto	Military LeadershipInfantry TacticsLogistics Management
American University of Afghanistan	Kabul	Private	2006	English	Business AdministrationInformation TechnologyLaw
Khurasan University	Jalalabad	Private	2006	Dari, Pashto	LawEconomicsComputer Science
Badakhshan University	Faizabad	Public	2008	Dari, Pashto	EducationAgricultureLiterature
Ghazni University	Ghazni	Public	2008	Dari, Pashto	AgricultureEducationEconomics
Parwan University	Charikar	Public	2009	Dari, Pashto	AgricultureEducationEconomics
Rana Institute of Higher Education	Kabul	Private	2009	Dari, Pashto	Computer ScienceEconomicsLaw
Salam University	Kabul	Private	2009	Dari, Pashto, Arabic	Islamic StudiesSharia LawComputer Science
Faryab Higher Education Institute	Maimana	Public	2010	Dari, Pashto	EducationAgricultureEconomics
Kabul Health Sciences Institute	Kabul	Public	—	Dari, Pashto	NursingMidwiferyMedical Laboratory Technology