Education
Further information: Education in AfghanistanBefore the 1978 Communist takeover of Afghanistan, majority of the city's population were enrolled in schools. Nearly all of the elite class of the city fled to neighboring Pakistan during the early 1980s, and from there they began immigrating to North America, the European Union, Australia and other parts of the world.
The city currently has some public schools for both boys and girls. The two well-known schools are Ahmad Shah Baba Lycée and Zarghoona Anna Lycée, and the main university is Kandahar University.
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