Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

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| chief1_name = Shaykh-ul-Hadith Farid-ud-Din Mahmood{{Cite web|url= https://asa.gov.af/ps/د-علومو-اکاډمي-نوی-رئيس-شيخ-الحديث-مولوي-فريدالدين-محمود-معرفي-شو|title=د علومو اکاډمي نوی رئيس شيخ الحديث مولوي فريدالدين محمود معرفي شو | ASA|website=asa.gov.af}}

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The Afghanistan Science Academy (ASA) ({{langx|ps|د افغانستان د علومو اکاډمي }}, {{langx|fa|اکادمی علوم افغانستان}}) is the official government agency of Afghanistan that regulates the Pashto and Dari{{cite web |title=یگانه‌گی روش املای زبان دری در افغانستان یک نیاز جدّی‌ست |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/arts-55920740 |publisher=BBC |lang=}} languages spoken in Afghanistan.

The Academy was founded in 1978 by Dr. Gul Mohammed Noorzai, a historian, writer, and linguist as a result of the merging of older academic associations.{{cite web|title=Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan (ASA)|url=http://www.interacademies.net/Academies/ByRegion/MiddleEastCentralAfrica/Afghanistan.aspx|publisher=Interacademics|accessdate=30 May 2014|archive-date=26 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126173920/http://interacademies.net/Academies/ByRegion/MiddleEastCentralAfrica/Afghanistan.aspx|url-status=dead}} The Academy has more than 300 research fellows, divided into three main groups: social science, natural sciences, and Islamic studies.

During years of civil war many research institutes in Afghanistan have been destroyed. The ASA building as well lacks adequate infrastructure, laboratories, equipment and libraries.{{cite web|title=Afghan academy appeals for help in reviving science|url=http://www.scidev.net/global/publishing/news/afghan-academy-appeals-for-help-in-reviving-science-1.html|work=SciDevNet|accessdate=30 May 2014}}