The American University of Afghanistan (AUAF); Persian: پوهنتون آمریکایی افغانستان‎; Pashto: د افغانستان امریکايي پوهنتون‎ is Afghanistan's first private, not-for-profit[1] institution of higher education. The university is located in Kabul, near the Darul Aman Palace and the Afghan Parliament.