Student News

Ahmad Tamim Asey, Former Deputy Minister for Policy and Strategy at the Ministry of Defense, visited AUAF

On Monday November 4th, AUAF Student Government Association (SGA) organized a guest speaker program. Mr. Tamim Asey, the former deputy minister for policy and strategy at the Ministry of Defense delivered a speech titled, “Afghanistan: A Prisoner of…

AUAF's Law Students' Moot Court Team, Champions of the Sixth Afghanistan National VIS Moot Competition

Congratulations to AUAF Law students’ Moot Court team—victors of the Sixth Afghanistan National Vis Moot Competitions held on Friday, October 4. The AUAF Vis team also received the award for Best Respondent Memorandum and B…

Astronomy Club Organized "Waxing Gibbous Moon" and Planetarium show at AUAF

On October 7th, the AUAF Astronomy Club organized a session for the AUAF community to expand their knowledge about the “Waxing Gibbous Moon”. At the same time, the Club presented a Planetarium show in one of our central classroom buildings. &n…

AUAF's Biannual IT Day

On October 3, the lobby of the Bayat Institute of Technology buzzed with excitement as the STM Department, in close collaboration with the AUAF Computer Science Club (CSC), opened its second IT Day. In a two hour-long showcase, students demonstrated…

Afghan Peace Process: The Way Forward

On 26th September, AUAF along with The State Ministry for Peace and the American Institute for Afghanistan Studies (AIAS) organized a panel discussion on Afghan Peace Process: The Way Forward. This event is part of a continuing series to bring a wide rang…

Ahmad Farzan Pirzad, winner of AUAF's Chess Tournament!

From 8th-12th September, AUAF organized an Internal Chess Tournament of the Fall 2019 semester. Around 30 students participated and made the tournament a huge success. Mohammad Mehdi Qambari and Ahmad Farzan Pirzad made it to the finals after competitive…

Sweeta Muhammad Ishoq, AUAF Alumna, Afghanistan’s First Schwarzman Scholar gave a presentation on the Scholarship Award

AUAF Alumna, Sweeta Muhammad Ishoq, returned to campus this week to share her experience as the first ever Schwarzman scholar from Afghanistan. Sweeta described her recently-concluded year in Beijing as a Schwarzman scholar as a life-changing experience a…

AUAF Team Joins with other Kabul-based Universities to Advance STEM in Afghanistan

AUAF’s Science, Technology and Mathematics (STM) Division held its first meeting with members of Kabul University and Kabul Polytechnic University to discuss possible collaboration areas. The wide-ranging discussion included faculty exchange,…

SGA's Transition Ceremony Took Place by Honoring the Previous SGA Team

Student Government Association (SGA) Transition Ceremony On September 1st, AUAF's Office of Student Affairs organized a transition ceremony for the previous year’s SGA team to hand over its duties and responsibilities to the newly elected SGA…

AUAF Welcomes New Students to Campus

AUAF is excited to welcome new students on the first day of student orientation of Fall 2019 semester. Dr. Victoria Fontan, new Associate Provost and Dean of Faculty of AUAF, and Dr Arni Arnthorsson, Associate Provost and Chairman of the Business Departme…

USAID Internship Program with the US Embassy in Kabul - Female Only

USAID Internship Program with the US Embassy in Kabul - Female Only AUAF is excited to announce six attractive internship opportunities with the US Embassy - Kbl to interested and qualified female students, who will graduate within the next 12 months o…

Representation of American University of Afghanistan at The United Asian Debating Championship (UADC)

The American University of Afghanistan’s Debate Club was represented at the United Asian Debating Championship (UADC), the largest debating competition for schools throughout Asia. There were over 600 participants at this event which was held i…

AUAF Olympics

AUAF Olympics! AUAF’s Student Affairs organized AUAF Olympics from April 10th- May 3rd. The Olympics included verity of games including Mini-Soccer, Volleyball, 5K Run (for celebration of International Earth Day), Female Biking Race, 100m Run, Relay…

Career Fair at AUAF

On Thursday, April 26th, 2018, AUAF’s student affairs organized career fair at AUAF. Career Fair is our university-wide career fair, held every semester, which is designated as the university’s premiere career-oriented event.The AUAF Career Fair is a grea…

Sri Lankan Ambassador's Visit to AUAF

On Wenesday, April 18th, Political Science Club at AUAF held a guest speaker event for "H.E. Air Chief Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala" the Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to Afghanistan. The speech was on How Sri-Lanka Successfu…

Nawroz Festival at AUAF

On April 11th and 12th, the Student Government Association in collaboration with the Office of Student Affairs held two days event to celebrate Nawroz - Persian New Year. On the first day, the event began with a welcome speech, then the Celebration of Naw…

Khatm-e- Quran

On Monday March 26th AUAF held a Khatm-e- Quran to honor Mahdi Hussaini AUAF student martyred in the suicide attack on the first day of Nawruz, 21st March 2018. AUAF community is saddened by this brutal attack and stands with the family and friends of Mah…

Press Release

3/22/2018 Kabul, Afghanistan It is with great sadness to inform that AUAF community lost another bright member. Mahdi Hussaini was martyred in the suicide attack on Kart-e-Sakhi on the first day of Nawruz, 21st March 2018 along his brother and brother-in…

Saad Mohseni Visits AUAF

On Thursday, February 8th, AUAF’s Business department hosted Saad Mohseni, Chairman and Founder of Moby group. The event started with welcome remarks by Dr. Rod Monger, chair of Business department, followed by a key note speech by Saad Mohseni, about ent…

Art Lords and AUAF Collaboration

On Wednesday, February 14th, AUAF’s communications department in collaboration with the ArtLords, organized an art event at AUAF. The purpose of this event was to start the art journey officially and introduce students to the ArtLords. The event started w…

The NewCo Awards of Strategy and Policy Class

The NewCo Awards, started in 2015, serve as recognition of AUAF Business Students' creativity and ingenuity, as well as reinforcing the integration of undergraduate functional coursework. The senior students in Strategy and Policy class complete a capston…

2017 Maqsudi Social Entrepreneurship Award

The Maqsudi Social Entrepreneurship Competition challenges AUAF-MBA students to use rigorous business principles to create sustainable, positive solutions to some of Afghanistan’s most challenging problems—poverty, health, education, hunger, environmental…

President Honor Award Ceremony for Spring 2017 Students

The President’s Award includes Honor and High Honor awards which are awarded each fall and spring semester. This Academic Excellence Award is intended to recognize success in the classroom, outstanding educational growth and encourage undergraduate studen…

Speech on Human Rights in Islam by Mr. Moheq

On Tuesday, December 12th, AUAF Law Students Association invited Mr. Mohammad Moheq, senior adviser to the president on social and cultural affairs. Mr. Moheq delivered a lecture on Human Rights in Islam to AUAF community. AUAF students and professors par…