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In Memorian: Razia Jan
With deep sorrow, we share the news of the passing of Razia Jan, an Afghan American activist who championed girls’ right to education. She passed away on July 20 at…
Mural painted on the AUAF campus in Kabul shortly after 2016 terrorist attack.
August in AUAF: A Month of Remembrance
On August 24, 2016, the American University of Afghanistan suffered a devastating, complex terrorist attack on the second day of school. We honor the memory of those whose lives…
Roya's Stories
Introducing Student Spotlight Series: Roya’s Stories, One Name, Many Voices
In Afghanistan today, women are banned from higher education. Speaking out about your beliefs can be dangerous. For many AUAF students, staying safe means staying anonymous. But anonymity does not…
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Congratulations Class of 2025!
Class of 2025, you did it! This June, AUAF honored the achievements of its graduates in two powerful ceremonies that celebrated both academic excellence and the worldwide support behind their…
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Nowruz Mubarak – Exciting News for AUAF!
A Letter from Leslie M. Schweitzer - Founder & Chair, Friends of AUAF Dear Friends and Supporters of AUAF, We are pleased to share encouraging news: thanks to extensive outreach,…
How the American U. of Afghanistan is thriving as a college in exile
As the Taliban advanced into the Afghan capital of Kabul, the last remaining administrators at the American University of Afghanistan destroyed the computer servers, fearful that student and staff records…
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A Relocated University Restores Hope for Female Students
When the Afghan capital Kabul fell to the Taliban in August 2021, more swiftly than anyone had anticipated, it unleashed chaos in the lives of Afghan people, including students at…
The Implications of Taliban Takeover on Legal Education in Afghanistan
On Thursday, January 18th, 2024, Stanford University's Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies along with the University's Center for South Asia cosponsored a lecture on the topic of the impact the…
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Bard College to Support 425 Refugee Students
Bard College, an American liberal arts school in New York has made a pledge to support over 400 refugees and displaced students over the next four years. Many AUAF students…
A mental health crisis builds in Afghanistan
KABUL — Psychiatrist Shafi Azim spent much of his career attending to the trauma caused by two decades of fighting, which ripped apart buildings and families. But over the…