Kandahar University

Kandahar University
دانشگاه قندهار (Dari)
کندهار پوهنتون (Pashto)
TypePublic
Established1990
ChancellorSheikh Mawlawi Abdul Rahman Tayeb
Students9,000
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; Dari: دانشگاه قندهار; Pashto: کندهار پوهنتون;) is a major public university in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It was established during the Presidency of Mohammad Najibullah in 1990. Its current chancellor is Sheikh Mawlawi Abdul Rahman Tayeb.

In the last decades, the Ministry of Higher Education has been expanded the university with many new buildings and facilities being added. It has a large library and a multipurpose sports ground. A 25 million afghanis development work on the university's campus is still ongoing, which includes adding roads and sidewalks, and improving the overall landscape. In 2025 Hibatullah Akhundzada made a visit to the university, where he addressed students and staff.

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