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.

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Balkh Province

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

Herat Province

UniversityLocationEstablishedCampusesSpecializationTypeProvince
Herat University Herat 1988GeneralPublic Herat Province
Tolo-e-Saadat Institute of Health Science [4] Herat Province

Kabul Province

UniversityLocationEstablishedCampusesSpecializationTypeProvince
Afghan National Defense University Kabul Province
Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute (ATVI) [5] Kabul Province
Afghan University [6] Kabul Province
Afghan-Swiss Medical University Kabul Province
Afghanistan Institute Of Higher Education Kabul Province
American University of Afghanistan Kabul Province
Bakhtar University Kabul Province
Dawat University Kabul Province
Dunya University of Afghanistan (DUA) Kabul Province
Gawharshad Institute of Higher Education Kabul Province
Gharjistan University Kabul Province
Ibne-sina Institute of Higher Education Kabul Province
Information and Communication Technology Institute Kabul Province
Kaboora Institute of Higher Education Kabul Province
Kabul Education University of Rabbani Kabul Province
Kabul Health Sciences Institute Kabul Province
Kabul Medical University Kabul Province
Kabul University Kabul Province
Kardan University Kabul Province
Karwan University Kabul Province
Kateb University Kabul Province
Khana-e-Noor Institute of Higher Education Kabul Province
Khatam Al-Nabieen University Kabul Province
Maiwand Institute of Higher Education Kabul Province
Mariam Institute of Higher Education Kabul Province
Maryam University Kabul 2007GeneralPrivate Kabul Province
Mashal University Kabul Province
Mili Institute of Higher Education Kabul Airport 40m road, Lab-e-jar square2012 A.DLab-e-jar SquareMedicalPrivate Kabul Province
Mohmand Institute of Health Sciences Kabul Province
National Military Academy of Afghanistan Kabul Province
Oruj Institute of Higher Education Kabul Province
Peshgam Institute of Higher Education Kabul Province
Polytechnical University of Kabul Kabul Province
Prestige institute of accountancy Kabul Province
Qalam institute of health science Kabul Province
Qalam institute of higher education Kabul Province
Rabia Balkhi Institute of Higher Education Kabul Province
Rana Institute of Higher Education Kabul Province
Rifah Afghanistan Institute Kabul Province
Salam University Kunduz Kabul Province
SWISS UMEF UNIVERSITY Kabul Province
Tabesh University Lab-e-Jar Square, Khair Khana 32009 Kabul Province

Kandahar Province

UniversityLocationEstablishedCampusesSpecializationTypeProvince
Kandahar University Kandahar Province
Malalay University Kandahar Province
Mirwais Neeka University Kandahar Province

Khost Province

UniversityLocationEstablishedCampusesSpecializationTypeProvince
Hara University Khost Province
Pamir University Khost Province
Shaikh Zayed University Khost Province

Kunar Province

UniversityLocationEstablishedCampusesSpecializationTypeProvince
Syed Jamaluddin Afghan University Kunar Province

Kunduz Province

UniversityLocationEstablishedCampusesSpecializationTypeProvince
Kohandazh Institute of Higher Education Kunduz Province
Kunduz University Kunduz Province

Laghman Province

UniversityLocationEstablishedCampusesSpecializationTypeProvince
Laghman University Mihtarlam 2011 Laghman Province

Logar Province

UniversityLocationEstablishedCampusesSpecializationTypeProvince
Logar University Logar Province

Nangarhar Province

UniversityLocationEstablishedCampusesSpecializationTypeProvince
Alfalah University Jalalabad 2011Economics, Engineering, Journalism, Sharia’h, Law Nangarhar Province
Ariana University Jalalabad 2004Established for refugees from Pakistan Nangarhar Province
Khurasan University Jalalabad 2006Management Sciences, Engineering, Computer Sciences, Journalism & Mass Communication, Business Administration Nangarhar Province
Nangarhar University Jalalabad 1973 Nangarhar Province
Rokhan University Nangarhar Province
Spinghar Higher Education Centre Nangarhar Province

Other provinces

UniversityLocationEstablishedCampusesSpecializationTypeProvince
Alberoni University Kapisa Province
Badakhshan University [7] 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

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