Asia · Southern Asia
Medical Schools in Afghanistan
5 verified medical schools awarding a primary medical qualification in 5 cities.
Research in progress. Some schools are verified; the candidate list from official sources has not been fully reconciled.
Last reviewed October 13, 2026.
Medical education in Afghanistan
Medical qualification structure
- At Kabul University of Medical Sciences the medical program lasts six and a half years and leads to the MD. Source: kums.edu.af · verified October 13, 2026
Verified medical schools
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Faculty of Medicine, Al-Beroni University
پوهنځی طب پوهنتون البیرونی
Kapisa · University faculty
Medical degree (physician)Status not verifiedBasic record - View School
Faculty of Medicine, Balkh University
Mazar-i-Sharif · University faculty
Medical degree (physician)Status not verifiedBasic record - View School
Faculty of Medicine, Herat University
پوهنحی طب پوهنتون هرات
Herat · University faculty
Medical degree (physician)Status not verifiedBasic record - View School
Faculty of Medicine, Kabul University of Medical Sciences Abu Ali Ibn Sina
Kabul · University faculty
Doctor of Medicine (MD)Status not verifiedBasic record - View School
Faculty of Medicine, Shaikh Zayed University
د شیخ زاید پوهنتون طب پوهنځی
Khost · University faculty
Medical degree (physician)Status not verifiedBasic record
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How this country was researched
- Research status
- Research in progress
- Candidates in discovery sources
- 8
- Verified operating or listed schools
- 5
- Unresolved candidates
- 5
- Excluded after checking
- 2
Discovery sources
- Ministry of Higher Education - university menus (Emirate universities / private universities) · Ministry of Higher Education · not accessible
- Faculties · Kabul University of Medical Sciences Abu Ali Ibn Sina
- Public university websites (Balkh, Herat, Shaikh Zayed, Al-Beroni, Paktia, Kandahar, Nangarhar and others) · Afghan public universities
- Wikidata discovery hints (discovery hints only) · Wikidata
Limitations: Incomplete. No readable Ministry of Higher Education list of medical faculties exists online; records cover five public medical faculties whose pages could be read. All are not_verified: no dated 2025-26 or later admission evidence was found. Several other public faculties and all private medical faculties remain unenumerated.