The Weight of Empty Hands - Waliullah's Return to Nothing.
The Weight of Empty Hands - Waliullah's Return to Nothing.
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November 2025
Kandahar, Afghanistan - Waliullah sits by a dusty roadside, a stack of mosquito nets piled before him. He is not a victim. He is a father. Waliullah lost his livelihood in Pakistan. Now, he risks losing his family. A job. A skill. A way forward. That is all he asks. That is all he needs.
"They sent us back to a country we barely recognized. Now we are strangers in our own homeland."
His children are sick. They need medicine. They need a doctor. But Waliullah earns barely 150 to 200 AFN on a good day selling nets. On bad days, he earns nothing. He goes home, his hands empty, his children crying from hunger.
The shame and helplessness became unbearable. One night, alone with his thoughts, Waliullah tried to end his life. He failed. But his despair did not disappear. He lives each day balancing between love for his children and the crushing weight of not being able to care for them.
“I reached several NGOs, to ask for support, to ask for a small grant. Everyone kept me in never-ending waiting period.”
To humanitarian organizations in Kandahar and across Afghanistan:
Waliullah is not a case number. He is a father who survived deportation. He needs a pathway - vocational training, livelihood support, or a small grant.
Before he loses hope completely, act. Reach him. Lift him.
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