Nangarhar University (Pashto: د ننګرهار پوهنتون‎) (Persian: پوهنتون ننگرهار) is a government-funded higher learning institution in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. It is the second largest university in Afghanistan. It has approximately 9 faculties and 3,500 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.