:Bakhtar Institute of Higher Education

{{Short description|Private university in Kabul, Afghanistan}}

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|chancellor = Abdul Latif Roshan

|vice_chancellor = Waheed Rokhan

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|city = Kabul

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|campus = Bakhtar University, Karte-char

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Bakhtar University ({{langx|ps|د باختر پوهنتون|translit=}}, {{langx|fa|دانشگاه باختر}}) is an established private university in Afghanistan.{{Cite web|url=https://directory.ooyta.com/fa/about/%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B1.html|title=مرکز اطلاعات دیجیتالی افغانستان|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030102630/https://directory.ooyta.com/fa/about/%25D9%25BE%25D9%2588%25D9%2587%25D9%2586%25D8%25AA%25D9%2588%25D9%2586-%25D8%25A8%25D8%25A7%25D8%25AE%25D8%25AA%25D8%25B1.html |archive-date=2019-10-30 |access-date=}} It is in the capital city, Kabul. The university has developed a research and development cell and will issue its first journal, Bakhtar Journal of Advance Research, soon.{{when|date=April 2015}}

The university, for the first time in the history of Afghanistan, launched Masters programs in Business Administration and Computer Science. The university has well-qualified faculty hired mostly from Pakistan and India. Currently, the university offers MBA, MCS, BBA, BCS, BJR, BCE and LAW, and some diploma programs in the English language.{{Cite web|url=https://kabuleman.com/component/jbusinessdirectory/?view=companies&companyId=1246&Itemid=101|title=kabuleman|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mohe.gov.af/prs/universities|title=Ministry of Higher Education|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602154952/https://www.mohe.gov.af/prs/universities |archive-date=2019-06-02 |access-date=}}