[edwinland]

I’m waiting for the real story since no one in their right mind would allow their child to vacation in Afghanistan.

Bingo. From the LA Times article:

Miyashiro said that the families are on special visas for U.S. military service and that the Department of Defense considers them allies.

The Department of Defense "considers" these schoolkids to be "allies"??? WTF.

Also, don't you think that a week into this story, there would be a name of one of the kids or one of the families? Or an interview with one single relative anywhere in the US?

[JonPreston]

Thanks for this. It’s what I suspected.