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Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University

Coordinates: 34°51′32″N 71°08′24″E / 34.859°N 71.140°E / 34.859; 71.140
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Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University
د سید جمال الدین افغاني پوهنتون
پوهنتون سید جمال الدین
Established2010
ChancellorShaikh Abdul Malik Mohsen
PresidentMohammad Gulab Omari
Students5000
Undergraduates5000
Location
Asadabad
,
Kunar
,
Afghanistan

34°51′32″N 71°08′24″E / 34.859°N 71.140°E / 34.859; 71.140
Websitesjau.edu.af
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The Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University (SJAU, Pashto: د سید جمال الدین افغاني پوهنتون; Dari: پوهنتون سید جمال الدین) or Kunar University is a public university in Asadabad, which is the capital of Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan.[1][2][3] It was established in 2010. The university is named after Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani, the 19th century Islamic ideologist from Asadabad. It is under Afghanistan's Ministry of Higher Education.[1][2]

The university originally offered admission in three faculties: education, theology and agriculture. Over the years it expanded its operation and 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.[4]

On 27 April 2026, amid renewed clashes in Kunar during the 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war, the university was hit in airstrikes which injured at least 30 students and faculty. The Afghanistan government said that the university was struck by Pakistan. The UNAMA, OCHA, Richard Bennet (the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Afghanistan), and Richard Lindsay (EU Special Representative for Afghanistan) condemned the attack on the university saying it had caused several civilian casualties. Pakistan's Ministry of Information & Broadcasting denied it had carried out the strikes.[5][6][7][8]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "The Minister of Higher Education visits Kunar University and delivers a speech at a grand gathering at Nangarhar University". Radio Television Afghanistan. February 9, 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  2. ^ a b "Kunar University gets new building". Pajhwok Afghan News. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  3. ^ "د سيدجمال الدين افغان پوهنتون ته ودانۍ جوړيږي | Dw | 12.06.2011".
  4. ^ راډيو, ازادي (8 June 2011). "کونړ: د پوهنتون لپاره ودانۍ جوړېږي". ازادي راډیو.
  5. ^ Hussain, Abid (28 April 2026). "'War crime': Afghan-Pakistan truce under strain after university strike". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  6. ^ "یوناما وايي په کونړ د دوشنبې برید کې یې د لسګونو ملکي وګړو مرګ ژوبله مستند کړې" [UNAMA says it has documented dozens of civilian casualties in Monday's attack in Kunar]. Radio Azadi (in Pashto). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 28 April 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  7. ^ Stanikzai, Safiullah (29 April 2024). "د سیدجمال الدین افغاني پوهنتون ویریدلي محصلین وايي څنګه بېرته درسونو ته ستانه شي چې وضعیت لا کړکېچن دی؟" [Frightened students of Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University say how can they return to classes when the situation is still tense?]. Radio Azadi (in Pashto). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  8. ^ "طالبان: د پاکستان له لورې پر کونړ د توغندیو ډزې روانې دي" [Taliban: Missiles fired from Pakistan into Kunar]. Radio Azadi (in Pashto). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
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