List of universities in Afghanistan

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The following is an incomplete list of universities in Afghanistan, sorted by province and in alphabetical order.

## Contents

* 1 Balkh Province
* 2 Herat Province
* 3 Kabul Province
* 4 Kandahar Province
* 5 Khost Province
* 6 Kunar Province
* 7 Kunduz Province
* 8 Laghman Province
* 9 Logar Province
* 10 Nangarhar Province
* 11 Other provinces
* 12 See also
* 13 References
* 14 External links

## Balkh Province

University  | Location  | Established  | Campuses  | Specialization  | Type

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Asia Institute of Higher Education[1] |  |  |  |  |
Aria Medical Institute of Higher Education  |  |  |  |  |
Balkh University | Mazar-i-Sharif | 1987  |  | General  | Public
KAWUN Institute of Higher Education[2] |  |  |  |  |
Mawlana Jalaludin Muḥammad Balkhi Institute of Higher Education  |  |  |  |  |
Sadat Institute of Higher Education[3] |  |  |  |  |
Taj Institute of Higher Education  |  |  |  |  |
Balkh Medical College  |  |  |  |  |
Rahnaward University  |  |  |  |  |

## Herat Province

University  | Location  | Established  | Campuses  | Specialization  | Type

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Herat University | Herat | 1988  |  | General  | Public
Tolo-e-Saadat Institute of Health Science[4] |  |  |  |  |

## Kabul Province

University  | Location  | Established  | Campuses  | Specialization  | Type

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Afghan National Defense University  |  |  |  |  |
Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute (ATVI) [5] |  |  |  |  |
Afghan University[6] |  |  |  |  |
Afghan-Swiss Medical University  |  |  |  |  |
Afghanistan Institute Of Higher Education  |  |  |  |  |
American University of Afghanistan |  |  |  |  |
Bakhtar University  |  |  |  |  |
Dawat University |  |  |  |  |
Dunya University of Afghanistan (DUA)  |  |  |  |  |
Gawharshad Institute of Higher Education |  |  |  |  |
Gharjistan University |  |  |  |  |
Ibne-sina Institute of Higher Education  |  |  |  |  |
Information and Communication Technology Institute  |  |  |  |  |
Kaboora Institute of Higher Education |  |  |  |  |
Kabul Education University of Rabbani |  |  |  |  |
Kabul Health Sciences Institute  |  |  |  |  |
Kabul Medical University |  |  |  |  |
Kabul University |  |  |  |  |
Kardan University |  |  |  |  |
Karwan University |  |  |  |  |
Kateb University |  |  |  |  |
Khana-e-Noor Institute of Higher Education  |  |  |  |  |
Khatam Al-Nabieen University |  |  |  |  |
Maiwand Institute of Higher Education  |  |  |  |  |
Mariam Institute of Higher Education  |  |  |  |  |
Maryam University | Kabul | 2007  |  | General  | Private
Mashal University |  |  |  |  |
Mili Institute of Higher Education  | Kabul Airport 40m road, Lab-e-jar square  | 2012 A.D  | Lab-e-jar Square  | Medical  | Private
Mohmand Institute of Health Sciences  |  |  |  |  |
National Military Academy of Afghanistan |  |  |  |  |
Oruj Institute of Higher Education  |  |  |  |  |
Peshgam Institute of Higher Education  |  |  |  |  |
Polytechnical University of Kabul  |  |  |  |  |
Prestige institute of accountancy  |  |  |  |  |
Qalam institute of health science  |  |  |  |  |
Qalam institute of higher education  |  |  |  |  |
Rabia Balkhi Institute of Higher Education  |  |  |  |  |
Rana Institute of Higher Education  |  |  |  |  |
Rifah Afghanistan Institute |  |  |  |  |
Salam University |  |  | Kunduz  |  |
SWISS UMEF UNIVERSITY  |  |  |  |  |
Tabesh University  | Lab-e-Jar Square, Khair Khana 3  | 2009  |  |  |

## Kandahar Province

University  | Location  | Established  | Campuses  | Specialization  | Type

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Kandahar University |  |  |  |
Malalay University |  |  |  |  |
Mirwais Neeka University  |  |  |  |  |

## Khost Province

University  | Location  | Established  | Campuses  | Specialization  | Type

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Hara University |  |  |  |  |
Pamir University |  |  |  |  |
Shaikh Zayed University |  |  |  |  |

## Kunar Province

University  | Location  | Established  | Campuses  | Specialization  | Type

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Syed Jamaluddin Afghan University |  |  |  |  |

## Kunduz Province

University  | Location  | Established  | Campuses  | Specialization  | Type

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Kohandazh Institute of Higher Education  |  |  |  |  |
Kunduz University |  |  |  |  |

## Laghman Province

University  | Location  | Established  | Campuses  | Specialization  | Type

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Laghman University | Mihtarlam | 2011  |  |  |

## Logar Province

University  | Location  | Established  | Campuses  | Specialization  | Type

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Logar University[7] |  |  |  |  |

## Nangarhar Province

University  | Location  | Established  | Campuses  | Specialization  | Type

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Alfalah University | Jalalabad | 2011  |  | Economics, Engineering, Journalism, Sharia’h, Law  |
Ariana University | Jalalabad | 2004  |  |  |
Khurasan University | Jalalabad  | 2006  |  | Management Sciences, Engineering, Computer Sciences, Journalism & Mass Communication, Business Administration  |
Nangarhar University | Jalalabad  | 1973  |  |  |
Rokhan University  |  |  |  |  |
Spinghar Higher Education Centre |  |  |  |  |

## Other provinces

University  | Location  | Established  | Campuses  | Specialization  | Type  | Province

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Alberoni University  | Kohistan  | 1998  |  |  | Kapisa Province
Badakhshan University[8] |  |  |  |  | Badakhshan Province
Badghis University |  |  |  |  | Badghis Province
Bamyan University |  |  |  |  |  | Bamyan Province
Bost University | Lashkargah | 2012  |  |  | Helmand Province
Borna Institute of Higher Education  |  |  |  |  |  | Badakhshan Province
Farah University |  |  |  |  |  | Farah Province
Faryab Higher Education Institute  |  |  |  |  |  | Faryab Province
Ghazni University |  |  |  |  |  | Ghazni Province
Ghor University |  |  |  |  |  | Ghor Province
Helmand University | Lashkargah | 2006  |  |  |  | Helmand Province
Ibn Sina University  |  |  |  |  |  | Nangrahar Province
Jowzjan University |  |  |  |  |  | Jowzjan Province
Khawja Abdullah Ansari Higher Education Institute  |  |  |  |  |  | Herat Province
Paktia University |  |  |  |  |  | Paktia Province
Parwan University |  |  |  |  |  | Parwan Province
Samangan University |  |  |  |  |  | Samangan Province
Takhar University |  |  |  |  |  | Takhar Province
Uruzgan University |  |  |  |  |  | Uruzgan Province
Wardak University  |  |  |  |  |  | Wardak Province

## See also

* Higher education in Afghanistan
* Ministry of Higher Education (Afghanistan)

## References

1. ↑ "انجنیری – Aria University- دانشگاه آریا" (in fa). http://www.aria.edu.af/en/.
2. ↑ "KAWUN Institute of Higher Education". http://www.kawun.edu.af.
3. ↑ "Sadat Institute of Higher Education". http://www.sadatedu.af/.
4. ↑ "انستیتوت علوم صحی طلوع سعادت" (in fa). https://ts.edu.af/.
5. ↑ Ahmadzai, Mohibullah. "Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute - ATVI". http://atvi.edu.af/.
6. ↑ "Index of /". http://afghanuniversity.edu.af/.
7. ↑ "51m-afs construction projects launched at Logar University". Pajhwok Afghan News. 22 August 2025. https://pajhwok.com/2025/08/22/51m-afs-construction-projects-launched-at-logar-university/.
8. ↑ "Badakhshan University". http://www.badakhshan-in.edu.af/.

## External links

* "Injustice, Corruption Removed from Higher Education Sector: Nadim". TOLOnews. March 26, 2023. https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-182673. "Based on information from Afghanistan Technical Vocational Education and Training Authority, Afghanistan has 370 technical institutes that have enrolled over 50,000 students."
* "Private universities hard hit by regime change". Pajhwok Afghan News. April 7, 2022. https://pajhwok.com/2022/04/07/private-universities-hard-hit-by-regime-change/.

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