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The British Council is the UK's leading international organisation for educational and cultural relations.

Whether you want to find out more about learning and teaching English, studying in the UK or discover what we are doing in Afghanistan in the arts and human rights, this website is the place to start.

who we are
Find out more about the British Council and the people we work with.

what we do in afghanistan

Read more about our work in Afghanistan.

contact us
Where we are and how to get in touch.

British Council history
Read about how we developed from small beginnings in the 1930s to become the major international organisation that we are today.

Our centres worldwide

Learning Find out

about our work in English language support, including the resource centres in Kabul and Mazar, as well as all about studying in the UK.

arts and culture

Helping to safeguard Afghanistan's unique cultural heritage and encouraging partnerships is key to our work. We also offer the best of British contemporary arts and culture. Read more.

society Find out

how we're helping to reform the Civil Service Commission, supporting human rights and the development of women leaders in the period running up to the elections

The United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)
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