Singapore — Since Kabul fell to the Taliban on Sunday (Aug 15), thousands of Americans and Afghans have surged toward the airport, seeking flights out of the country. Taliban forces outside the airport have been brutally stopping many people at checkpoints. Many others have made it to the airport perimeter only to be turned away. … Continue reading Lee Kuan Yew’s 2009 comments on Afghanistan recirculate, he said: ‘trying to make a country out of Afghanistan is a distraction’