Homeless at Home: Returnees Confront Soaring Rents and Taliban Neglect

When Ghulam Farooq rented a modest home in Afghanistan’s western Herat province last year, he believed he’d found stability for his family. Today, that sense of security has vanished. His landlord, who had migrated to Iran, has returned and demanded Farooq leave immediately.

“For a month now, my landlord has returned and told me to look for another house,” Farooq told KabulNow. “I’ve had to shut down my business to search for housing, but there’s nothing available. And if a house is available, the rent is three times higher than before.”