publication / July 10, 2025
WAFRR SitRep01_July 10, 2025_External
This is the first SitRep for the West Afghanistan Forced Returnees Response (WAFRR), providing an overview of the evolving situation at the Iran–Afghanistan border, major needs, and World Vision Afghanistan’s response to date.
video / July 28, 2025
Can We Afford to Walk Away? How the FRAMES Project Saved Lives in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, millions face the daily realities of drought, hunger, and displacement. The FRAMES Consortium offered a powerful response, reaching over 675,000 people across nine provinces with life-saving support:
• Farmers were trained to rebuild their livelihoods
• Water systems were restored in drought-hit communities
• Clinics treated malnourished children
• Safe spaces helped children heal and learn
• Families received cash to buy food, pay rent, and survive
But then it all stopped. Funding cuts forced FRAMES to shut down — abruptly ending critical support for hundreds of thousands of people.
A mother from Ghor province shares, "Eight of my own children have died years ago, simply because we couldn’t get them to medical care in time." Her story is a painful reminder of what happens when health systems fail — and why programs like FRAMES matter so deeply.
FRAMES wasn’t just a project, it was a model of what works in one of the world’s most challenging humanitarian contexts.
Watch to see what real impact looks like — and what’s at stake when it’s taken away.
publication / July 7, 2025
Situation Report: April & May FY 2025
World Vision Afghanistan’s situation reports, outlining activities and impact for the months of April and May 2025.
press release / July 3, 2025
World Vision declares emergency response at Iran-Afghanistan border
NGO warns of “heartbreaking” child protection challenges, shelter shortages, and service gaps amid chaotic surge in returns
video / July 10, 2025
Through a Child’s Eyes: UXO’s Deadly Toll on Afghan Children
Unexploded ordnance (UXO) continues to kill and maim children across Afghanistan.
Laurentia Jora, World Vision’s Strategic Communications Manager, takes you inside the home of a family in Qarchiqai, Qadis district, Badghis province, who lost two sons to these deadly remnants of war.
Eight-year-old Jamaluddin, cousin to the two killed boys and survivor, watched as his closest friends were killed by unexploded ordnance right before his eyes.
World Vision Afghanistan and Save the Children warn that as funding for UXO clearance dries up, children – who make up 80% of casualties – are left increasingly vulnerable.
publication / April 24, 2025
Hope in Action: World Vision Afghanistan Annual Report | FY24
FY 24 Impact: World Vision Afghanistan worked across 34 districts and more than 3,200 villages across Herat, Badghis, Ghor, Faryab, and Nangahar provinces, delivering critical assistance to over 1.2 million people, nearly half of them children. Read the full report.
video / July 3, 2025
What Awaits Them in Afghanistan? Inside the Forced Return Crisis at Islam Qala
"They sit on pieces of cardboard, hot, thirsty, with nowhere to be."
Thousands of Afghans are being pushed back from Iran every day. At Islam Qala, Thamindri De Silva, World Vision's National Director, stands at the heart of the crisis - children waiting in the dust, hungry, dehydrated, some alone, all unsure where to go or what comes next.
In Ghor, Mark shows us what they're returning to: drought, hunger, and empty clinics that were meant to serve thousands - now abandoned after funding cuts.
With millions of Afghans working in Iran to support their families, the scale of what’s coming is far greater than what we see today.
Watch and witness the reality unfolding on the ground.
video / June 13, 2025
From the Bush to Dignity: Sofia’s Journey to Safe Sanitation
Know Sofia, a girl who with another 600 people will benefit from improved sanitation and hygiene conditions by September this year, as part of an initiative facilitated by World Vision Mozambique with the support of Taiwan.