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  established 1932
  students 7,000
  city Kabul
  country Afghanistan
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  website wwwkueduaf


Kabul University (, Afghanistan . It was founded in 1931 and opened for classes in 1932 . Kabul University is currently attended by 7,000 students, of which 1,700 are females. The university is still recovering from the long period of unrest in the country. The main building was rebuilt about 500 meters from the old one, which has almost the same design.

Thousands of students are studying at the university in fields of Agriculture , Economics , Pharmacy , Law , Literature , Science , Engineering , and Fine Arts .


HISTORY

During the reign of the Taliban , faculty members earned only US$40 a month. But today they earn $45 to $50 a month.

In the 1960s foreign-educated scholars populated the campus, exposing the new Afghan generation to new topics such as Communism , Feminism and Capitalism . Students influenced during this era include Ahmed Shah Massoud , Gulbuddin Hekmatyar , Dr. Faiz Ahmad , and Saydal Sokhandan .

Many different political groups were influenced in the University such as Khaliqis, Parchamis, Sholayees, Ikhwanies etc.