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Dozens of California students, parents stranded in Afghanistan after summer trip abroad
The Hill ^ | 08/25/2021 | Cameron Jenkins

Posted on 08/25/2021 12:32:33 PM PDT by Kevin in California

Dozens of California students and parents are stranded in Afghanistan after taking a summer trip to the country.

More than 20 students and 16 parents from the Cajon Valley Union School District in El Cajon, Calif., visited Afghanistan on summer vacation. Now they are among thousands of people who are waiting to leave the country amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal that has caused political unrest across the nation, according to the Los Angeles Times.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; california; dereliction; rout; surrender
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Of all the places in the world to take a summer vacation they chose Afghanistan. Even before this current debacle that's going on, Afghanistan would have beer near the bottom of my list.

What were these people thinking?

1 posted on 08/25/2021 12:32:33 PM PDT by Kevin in California
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To: Kevin in California

Homo Californensus.

Underdeveloped brains.


2 posted on 08/25/2021 12:34:15 PM PDT by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TV)
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To: Kozak

It if they were masked up, it’s all good. Right Kozak?


3 posted on 08/25/2021 12:35:55 PM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: Kevin in California

Where else are they going to get the necessary training to produce mass quantities of Opium and Ephdra


4 posted on 08/25/2021 12:35:56 PM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: Kevin in California

Those will be some optix.


5 posted on 08/25/2021 12:36:00 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (Each of you have at least ONE of these in your 401k: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson)
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To: Kozak

Underdevelop?!?

Non-functioning!!!


6 posted on 08/25/2021 12:36:01 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Kevin in California

I’m sure someone will say, that Afghanistan was under control at the time they planned this trip, so it didn’t raise any concerns about going to that country .


7 posted on 08/25/2021 12:37:00 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Kevin in California

These are not traditional American, if I remember correctly from an article I read, these were Afghani students who were living in the US, who went to their respective families or something in Afghanistan. Stupid move, they should’ve stayed in America if they wanted to be Americans.


8 posted on 08/25/2021 12:37:03 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Wo)
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To: Kevin in California

They’re Commiefornians — they don’t think.


9 posted on 08/25/2021 12:37:10 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: Kozak

Kind of reminds me of those idiots a few years ago who thought it would be cool to go mountain climbing, hiking, or whatever it was in was it Iran?

You cannot fix stupid.


10 posted on 08/25/2021 12:38:43 PM PDT by Kevin in California
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To: Kevin in California

Liberals believing our State Department that it is perfectly fine to vacation there. Enjoy the pools in Kabul, infidels!


11 posted on 08/25/2021 12:39:38 PM PDT by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? Homer Simpson)
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To: Kevin in California

I hope they are okay, but what were they thinking. This wasn’t a surprise.


12 posted on 08/25/2021 12:40:06 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Kevin in California

They need a massive head examination.


13 posted on 08/25/2021 12:40:16 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Kevin in California

Bad place for a vacation.


14 posted on 08/25/2021 12:41:02 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Kevin in California

It’s an interesting place. Many civilizations have crossed paths there, because it was part of the old Silk Road, that is, the route to bring silk from the Orient to the ME and Europe.


15 posted on 08/25/2021 12:42:13 PM PDT by livius
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To: Kevin in California

Oh well.


16 posted on 08/25/2021 12:42:13 PM PDT by sauropod (Time is like quicksilver, smearing the years... - Bill Nelson)
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To: Kevin in California

If people come here as refugees, and then go back, they should be banned from returning to the US of A.


17 posted on 08/25/2021 12:42:19 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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I just looked up "Fodor's Afghanistan" on Amazon. The last edition was 1974...and it's no longer available.

I'm thinking a key piece of this story was left out, as to what kind of people vacation in Afghanistan...

18 posted on 08/25/2021 12:42:28 PM PDT by FalloutShelterGirl (Cool! I found my original screen name!)
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To: Kevin in California

I know that Ive always wanted to go see Afghanistan..between Disney World and Afghanistan, I know its a tough choice/sarc


19 posted on 08/25/2021 12:44:06 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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If I had to choose between Syria and Afghanistan for my summer vacation, I’d take Syria.

No way in hell would I step foot in Afghanistan. The place has never been safe - ever!


20 posted on 08/25/2021 12:44:54 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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