Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University-Kunar () is a public university in Asadabad, capital of eastern Kunar province of

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

. It was established in 2010. The university is named after

Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani Sayyid Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī (Pashto/), also known as Jamāl ad-Dīn Asadābādī () and commonly known as Al-Afghani (1838/1839 – 9 March 1897), was an Iranian political activist and Islamic ideologist who travelled throughout the Mus ...

, the Islamic ideologist of the 19th century. Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University-Kunar has two compounds. The main compound of the university is in Salar Bagh or Baghe-e Salar, which includes the university's faculties and centers: the administration office, the faculty of economy, the faculty of agriculture, the computer information and communication technology (ICT) center, and a separate area for the female scholars' hostel. The second compound is located in Bela village, or east of the administration compound, and has a wider area as compared to the administration compound. This area is just a few kilometers away from the central administration office. Buildings and centers in this compound are the faculty of computer science, the faculty of education, the Shawkat Zamani computer lab, the university's main library, the university mosque, a dining building for scholars, and three buildings for male scholars (Block A, Block B, and a new hostel for male students). The university was started offering admission in three faculties: education, theology and agriculture. Over the years it expanded its operation and currently is considered a reliable institution in the region offering admissions in five faculties and 21 degree programs, adding Economics and Computer Science and concerned departments to the list.

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