There's a student group from California stuck in Afghanistan??!!?

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pauldun170

pauldun170

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Miyashiro said that the families involved are on special Visas for U.S. military service and that the Department of Defense considers them “allies.” He said the district was able to provide information on the families and that government officials are working to locate the children and their families. He said he was encouraged by the help.
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They are aghans who decided to visit Afghanistan after we announced we are leaving Afghanistan.
 
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Homerboy said:
Yeah - I realize they are Afgans. Seems like an incredibly stupid idea regardless.
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Maybe they shared the US government's belief (delusion?) that the Ghani regime would last for a few years - or at least months, in their last, "pessimistic" assessment - after the pull-out?
 
woolfe9998

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There must be an Afghan community down there in SD. Apparently dozens of people from that community went to visit relatives in Afghanistan. They most likely thought this would be their last chance to do so given the imminent US withdrawal.

In any event, most have now been rescued. Some remain.

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

Two more San Diego County families on their way home from Afghanistan

Two more El Cajon-area families who had been visiting relatives in Afghanistan are on their way home, authorities said Friday.Three adults and four children are among the rescued, according to U.S.…
www.sandiegouniontribune.com www.sandiegouniontribune.com
 
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