Lower thirds:

00:02 Report by Ali Kaifee
00:20 Abdul Majid | Afghan deportee
01:20 Shaiq Ahmed | Afghan returnee from Iran
02:10 Shaiq Ahmed | Afghan returnee from Iran
02:31 Maulvi Abdul Raqib | Head of Refugee Services, Kabul Camp

Script:
 
OPENING SEQUENCE: 
((Cars and buses driving through dust))

This is the first taste of Afghanistan for returnees. 

((reception camp people getting off buses and hauling bags around)) 

Many arrive from Iran here in this reception camp in Herat. They say they left under pressure - hostility and rising prices making life intolerable. 

SOT – Abdul Majid, Afghan Deportee 
(03:07-03:27) Those considering their honor and dignity left Iran by their own choice. They did not give me half what my home was worth, and took all of our belongings from us too, including a machine of mine.
((Queue for papers, nice shot of the kids)) 

Now they get new papers, to live in their home. Many of the children here were born in Iran. 

While they were away, Afghanistan became an Islamic Emirate under Taliban rule. 

((food distribution))

People have to be careful what they say. The economic situation here is tough.

THIRD SEQUENCE: 
((walking towards and then into house with kid))

Shaiq Ahmed used to run a pharmacy but five years ago got into financial difficulties and left for Iran. He brought his wife and son back last month. They’re staying in his uncle’s house for now.

The situation for Afghans in Iran, he says, suddenly got much worse after Israel’s attacks in June.

SOT – Shaiq Ahmed, Afghan Returnee from Iran 
“Iranian security forces were always accusing Afghan refugees of spying for Israel. Therefore, they were jailing and deporting them. We made the decision to leave Iran and return to Afghanistan before we could be arrested or insulted by the authorities.” 
 
FOURTH SEQUENCE: 
((making tea and playing with son)) 

The quiet and normality of his life here is a welcome contrast to the stress of the last period in Iran, he says. 

SOT – Shaiq Ahmed, Afghan Returnee from Iran 
"The situation was chaotic for Afghan refugees even before the clash with Israel. But afterwards, they started arresting and mistreating Afghan refugees. They were conducting raids on their homes and workplaces and calling on them to leave Iran." 

((more Broll in house)) 
Now he’s home, he’s planning to get his family on their feet. 

(02:45-02:54) SOT – Shaiq Ahmed, Afghan Returnee from Iran 
Well, we are temporarily living in this home, but I plan to find a job to work and find a home for us to live in.  
 
FIFTH SEQUENCE: 

((Kabul camp general views with trucks and buses))

Returnees from Iran come to this camp in Kabul too. 

The Taliban official in charge of services here says up to a thousand people arrive in buses out of Iran each day. 

SOT – Maulvi Abdul Raqib, head of refugee services, Kabul camp Taliban Official 
“You can see that we have provided transportation, food items and tents in the camp for all the refugees arriving from Iran. It's a big support and assistance for all of them.” 

LAST SEQUENCE: 
((Kabul camp, buses, people getting off)) 

People arriving here will find Afghanistan’s economic crisis remains severe, with few jobs, rising inflation, and limited public services.