Hope in Afghanistan

I was surprised by Susan Spano’s question (“Writers Who Have Gone Before Us Evoke Afghanistan’s Past and Present,” Her World, Jan. 6). She asks, “How much more dangerous, demoralized and dilapidated must it be now, after U.S. bombing, the exodus of millions of Afghans to neighboring countries and the demise of the Taliban?”

Because of the demise of the Taliban, I would imagine that the women of Afghanistan would feel liberated, energized and full of hope for their future.

ENO CLEVERINGA

Newbury Park