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.