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This paper examines the effectiveness of the Quality Assurance (QA) model in Afghanistan by studying current academic and policy documents on QA in education. In this exploratory qualitative & quantitative research, the descriptive methodology is applied, and data is collected through the survey. The selected population is the department heads and quality assurance sub-committees of Kabul University. The questionnaire reliability tested 0.9 on the SPSS. It included three items: The initial findings show that the QA concept since 2011 was partially developed, and e the process in the state and private universities being monitored and evaluated by the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Directorate (QAAD) at the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan. The outcome of the service provided by QAAD resulted in the accreditation of 88 states and private universities accreditation in three stages so far. The result of the study indicates that most respondents questioned the effectiveness of the QA program, as it failed to ensure the quality desired by the beneficiaries.
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