Working While Studying in Afghanistan 2026

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Universities in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Karwan Institute of Higher Education

Public University — Karwan University is a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was founded in 2007 and is registered with the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education. Sayed Ja...

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2007Founded

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Admissions open

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Shaikh Zayed University

Public University — Shaikh Zayed University, also known as Khost University, is a public university in the city of Khost, southeastern Afghanistan. With its original name Afghan University Peshawar, it was init...

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1381Founded

400Students

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#11 in Afghanistan · by research impact

2,433 citations · h-index 23

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Afghanistan

Afghan University

Public University — Afghan University is located in Kabul, Afghanistan, and was officially established in 2012. It is a private university.

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1,450Students

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American University of Afghanistan

Public University — The American University of Afghanistan is an online private university. After the fall of Kabul in 2021, many former students of AUAF live abroad and, as of 2022, there were plans to create...

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#9 in Afghanistan · by research impact

3,951 citations · h-index 22

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Al-Birony University

Public University — Alberoni University is an academic institution named after one of the most eminent scholars of Islamic civilization. In a message from the chancellor, the university is described as serving...

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#18 in Afghanistan · by research impact

1,126 citations · h-index 20

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Badakhshan University

Public University — Badakhshan University is located in Badakhshan province, northeastern Afghanistan. Established in 1988, Badakhshan University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in t...

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#22 in Afghanistan · by research impact

815 citations · h-index 15

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