S'pore doctor who worked in Afghanistan for 18 years worries for friends there

Hoping to flee the country, people gather outside the airport in Kabul on Aug 20, 2021. PHOTO: NYTIMES
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SINGAPORE - In March last year, Dr Wee Teck Young left Afghanistan for Singapore after almost 18 years in the country.

But he has continued to stay in touch with friends there, and of the 40 people he has been messaging regularly since the Taleban retook Kabul last Sunday, only a few have dared to leave their homes.

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