Kandahar University

Coordinates: 31°38′17″N 65°41′49″E / 31.63815°N 65.69693°E / 31.63815; 65.69693
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Kandahar University
Pashto: د کندهار پوهنتون
TypePublic
Established1990[1]
ChancellorDr. Abdul Wahid Waseeq
Vice-ChancellorSher Shah Rashad
Students9,000 (500 women)[2]
Location, ,
Websitekdru.edu.af Edit this at Wikidata

Kandahar University (Pashto: د کندهار پوهنتون)[3] is a government funded higher learning institution in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is one of two universities in southern Afghanistan. Kandahar University (KDRU) was established in 1990, at a time when the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) was in power under President Mohammad Najibullah. Tooryalai Wesa, who returned to the country after 13 years and served as the governor of Kandahar province from 2008 to 2014, was the first chancellor of Kandahar University.

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  1. ^ 132 university students graduated
  2. ^ "Kandahar University Goes Solar". November 3, 2012. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  3. ^ "Home | KDRU". kdru.edu.af. Retrieved 2021-01-31.

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31°38′17″N 65°41′49″E / 31.63815°N 65.69693°E / 31.63815; 65.69693