Letter.

Letter Published in The National UAE on 4July 19When will Afghans get relief from the threat of attacks?

I write in reference to your article A growing mental health crisis in Afghanistan (July 2). This National editorial was a good read. Decades of war and interruption by Taliban forces and other actors have sparked a mental health crisis in Afghanistan. Although this is quite natural, the fact that 80 per cent of suicides are women is alarming, due to childhood marriage, violence and displacement. As the country is in transition, despite the recent attack on Monday, there is some hope for the Afghan people. However, the most pressing question is when they will receive relief from constant attacks and be allowed to live a peaceful normal life.

K Ragavan, Bengaluru