The Forgotten War

october 7, 2003  05:36 pm
The Forgotten War
Two years after the Taliban fled Kabul, there is still a lot of hope in Afghanistan. Optimism is frequently voiced, some of it even genuine, though it hardly balances the anger and despair. Ben Ehrenreich visits this damaged country and finds Westerners trying to help -- sometimes bizarrely -- and Afghans trying to cope, even to understand.