At least 24 students from southern California are stuck in Afghanistan, officials said this week. The students, as well as some parents, are stranded in the Central Asian country after going there for a summer trip, a spokesman for the Cajon Valley Union School District confirmed via email to The Epoch Times. The group was visiting relatives in Afghanistan when they found themselves stranded after the Taliban took over the country in mid-August. Parents started asking district officials to hold their children’s spots in their schools, prompting the district to start making a list of all the students known to be in the country. The spokesman declined to share how many students and parents are stranded, but Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who has been working to get them home, said there are at least 24. “I’m working diligently to determine the best ways to help those trapped return home safely. …
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