Nangarhar University
Nangarhar University () is a government-funded higher learning institution in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. It is the second largest university in Afghanistan. It has 13 colleges and 15,385 students. Nangarhar University was established in 1963 as a medical college. It was later merged with other local colleges to become a full-fledged university. It now houses faculties in agriculture, engineering, literature, economic, medicine, theology, pedagogy, public administration and policy, political science and veterinary medicine. Faculties. Nangarhar University consists of faculties that include engineering, political science, economics, Public Administration and Policy, teachers' training, veterinary, computer science, Medical Faculty (NMF), Islamic Studies  (Sharya), Agriculture, Journalism, Science, and Languages and Literature. Students can take part in an e-learning program organized by Afghans Next Generation e-Learning. Faculty of Languages and Literature. The faculty was established in 1984 under the administration of Nangarhar University. In that time, only the Pashto Department was available, with six lecturers, nominated by the Faculty of Pashto Language and Literature. Later on, the Russian Department was established, but after a short period, due to the lack of students in the department, it was closed. When other departments such as Arabic, English, Dari and Hindi department were added to  the faculty the faculty name was changed from Faculty of Pashto and Literature to the Faculty of Languages and Literature. In 2015 the faculty had 1494 students studying in all six departments, 1403 are male and 91 are female students. There are 54 permanent professional lecturers. Personnel. Education background of lecturers: Lecturers. <poem> 1 Marouf Shah Shinwari M.A Assistant professor Pashtu 2 Masuod Nikbakht M.A Associate professor Arabic 3 Shah Wali M.A ongoing Associate professor Pashtu 4 Abdul Hai Moqem Ph.D Assistant Professor Arabic 5 Janis Zaran M.A Assistant Professor Pashtu 6 Fazal Wali Nagar M.A ongoing  Assistant Professor Pashtu 7 Said Ghafoor Ghafoori B.A Assistant Professor Arabic 8 Ab.Qauem Madani Ph.D Senior Teaching Assistant Arabic 9 Azizullah Jabarkhail PhD ongoing Senior Teaching Assistant Pashtu 10 Khan Salam M.A ongoing Senior Teaching Assistant Pashtu 11 Ataullah Hidayat M.A ongoing Senior Teaching Assistant Arabic 12 Khiali Mohammad B.A Senior Teaching Assistant Pashtu 13 Baryalay Azizi M.A Junior Teaching Assistant Pashtu 14 Mohammad Dost Safi PhD ongoing Junior Teaching Assistant Arabic 15 M. Arif Hazam M.A Junior Teaching Assistant Arabic 16 Ulfatullah Jaghuri M.A Junior Teaching Assistant Arabic 17 MohammadDaud Wafa M.A Junior Teaching Assistant Pashtu 18  M. Qaim Mahmoodi M.A ongoing Junior Teaching Assistant Pashtu 19 Silia M.A ongoing Teaching Assistant Pashtu 20 Turyalay Mankhil B.A Junior Teaching Assistant English 21 Ezzatullah Saghar M.A Junior Teaching Assistant English 22 Mirwais Shinwari M.A Junior Teaching Assistant English 23 Latifullah Ghafoori M.A Junior Teaching Assistant English 24 Ziaurahman Zia M.A Teaching Assistant English 25 Shams urahman Adil M.A Teaching Assistant English 26 Ahmad Tasal Hazraty M.Ed. Teaching Assistant English 27 Ahamd Gul Momand B.A Teaching Assistant English 28 Baryali Rasooli B.A Junior Teaching Assistant English 29 M.Asif Amin B.A Teaching Assistant English 30 Zamarak Wisa B.A Teaching Assistant  English 31 Fareed Sahil B.A Teaching Assistant English 32 Obaidullh Zahid B.A Teaching Assistant English 33 Fahim Rahimi M.A Teaching Assistant English 34 Omid Wali M.A Teaching Assistant English 35 Zahidullah Abid M.Ed Teaching Assistant English 36 M.Naeem Saad B.A Teaching Assistant English 37 M.Bakhtiar Atal B.A Teaching Assistant English 38 Said Aqa Musafar M.A Junior Teaching Assistant Dari 39 Tariq Zakir M.A Junior Teaching Assistant Dari 40 Motasim Billah Omid M.A Junior Teaching Assistant Dari 41 M. Zia Rajzee M.A Teaching Assistant Dari 42 Metra Darmal B.A Teaching Assistant Dari 43 Shafiqullah Khurasani B.A Teaching Assistant Dari 44 Sanatullah  Noori B.A Teaching Assistant Dari 45 Zabihullah Fikry M.A ongoing Teaching Assistant Hindi 46 M.Fida Alkozaiy M.A ongoing Teaching Assistant Hindi 47 Said Samim Hashami B.A Teaching Assistant Hindi 48 Hidaytullah Hakimi B.A Teaching Assistant Hindi 49 Saharmal Sahar B.A Teaching Assistant Hindi 50 Ghufranullah Marouf B.A Teaching Assistant Hindi 51 Redwanullah B.An Adjunct Arabic 52 Gulrahman B.An Adjunct Dari 53 Hamidullah Samadzai B.A Teaching Assistant Germany 54 Fraidoon Rahimi B.An Adjunct Germany 55 Davud Suleimankhel B.A Teaching Assistant Pashto 56 Many other hourly-paid teachers/lecturers </poem> Agriculture Faculty. All students who graduated from the departments are  bachelor's degree holders. Most of the lecturers are Ph.D. or master's degree holders.