Universities in Afghanistan

Notable Universities in Afghanistan

A closer look at 20 universities in Afghanistan. Founding year is from Wikidata, and what each publishes most research in is from OpenAlex (papers since 2020). A dash means the source has nothing.

School	City	Type	Founded	Publishes most in
Afghan University	Kabul	Public	2012	—
Kabul University	Kabul	Public	1931	MedicineEngineeringSocial Sciences
Kabul Medical University	Kabul	Public	1932	MedicineSocial SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Nangarhar University	Jalalabad	Public	1962	Social SciencesMedicineAgricultural and Biological Sciences
Polytechnical University of Kabul	Kabul	Public	1963	EngineeringEnvironmental ScienceComputer Science
Kabul Education University	Kabul	Public	1994	—
Balkh University	Mazar-i-Sharif	Public	1986	—
Herat University	Herat	Public	1988	MedicineSocial SciencesEngineering
Kandahar University	Kandahar	Public	1991	MedicineSocial SciencesEngineering
Shaikh Zayed University	Khost	Public	2000	—
Kardan University	Kabul	Private	2002	Social SciencesComputer ScienceBusiness, Management and Accounting
Baghlan University	Pul-e Khumri	Public	1993	—
Bamiyan University	Bamiyan	Public	1994	—
Bost University	Lashkargah	Private	2012	—
Paktia University	Gardez	Public	2004	—
Bakhtar University	Kabul	Private	2005	—
Dawat University	Kabul	Private	2009	—
National Military Academy of Afghanistan	Kabul	Public	2005	—
American University of Afghanistan	Kabul	Private	2006	—
Khurasan University	Jalalabad	Private	2006	—