Kandahar University

Kandahar University
کندهار پوهنتون (Pashto)
TypePublic
Established1990[1]
ChancellorMohammad Ikram Shah Asim[2]
Vice-ChancellorSher Shah Rashad[citation needed]
Students9,000 (500 women)[3]
Location
Kandahar
,
Kandahar Province
,
Afghanistan

31°38′17″N 65°41′49″E / 31.63815°N 65.69693°E / 31.63815; 65.69693
Websitekdru.edu.af

Kandahar University (KDRU; Pashto: کندهار پوهنتون)[4] is located in the north-western section of Kandahar, Afghanistan, next to the Lowala neighborhood. Established during the Presidency of Mohammad Najibullah in 1990,[1] it is one of the largest public universities in the country. It is under the Ministry of Higher Education, which is headquartered in Kabul. The university was expanded in the last two decades with many new buildings and facilities being added.[1] It also has a large library and a multipurpose sports ground. A 25 million afghanis development work on the university's campus is ongoing, which includes adding roads and sidewalks, and improving the overall landscape.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Kandahar University provides look into bright future of Afghanistan". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. October 30, 2013. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference mohe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Kandahar University Goes Solar". November 3, 2012. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  4. ^ "Home | KDRU". kdru.edu.af. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  5. ^ Work of development project in Kandahar University starts on YouTube, Ariana News, February 1, 2024