Afghanistan faces deep poverty with two-thirds of 44 million people below poverty line. 4.5 million Afghans return from Pakistan and Iran unable to meet basic needs. Returnees arrive with no assets, only clothes and debts in 10% cases. No jobs, housing, medicine, or child education available. Girls barred from school after sixth grade. Adult women prohibited from legal work. 76% of communities receive zero external aid. Taliban restrictions since 2021 eliminate women's public life. EU deportation plans for rejected asylum seekers face massive obstacles. Returns occur under extreme duress with no reintegration support. Global return appeals ignore local realities.