California students, parents stranded in Afghanistan amid Taliban takeover
Cajon Valley Union School District President Tamara Otero joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss dozens of California students and parents stranded in Afghanistan after a summer trip abroad.
Four families from California's Cajon Valley school district who were stranded in Afghanistan as of Thursday are now being processed for return while one other family remains stranded.
The five families include 14 students and eight parents.
24 STUDENTS, 16 PARENTS STRANDED IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER SUMMER VACATIONS
The Cajon Valley Union School District has been working in collaboration with Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., in recent days to help California families in the country return home safely as Americans and U.S. allies attempt to flee the country before the U.S. military completes its withdrawal by Aug. 31.
The Los Angeles Times first reported on Tuesday that 24 students and 16 parents were stuck in Afghanistan after traveling to the country over the summer.
U.S. Air Force loadmasters and pilots assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, load passengers aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo)
"One family consisting of two adults, and five children returned back to the US yesterday afternoon," Cajon Valley Union School District spokesperson Howard Shen told Fox News in a statement. "Two additional families are confirmed safely out of Afghanistan. There are additional five families with Cajon Valley students remaining (14 students and 8 parents) to the best of our knowledge."
Shen described the district's and congressman's efforts to rescue families as "a constantly evolving situation. "
REP. ISSA ANNOUNCES 2 SAN DIEGO FAMILIES SUCCESSFULLY FREED FROM AFGHANISTAN
"The district requests that the family who has safely been returned home to us be given peace and privacy to rest and recuperate from the long journey back to the US," Shen said.
The district has not shared any personal information about the returned or stranded families.
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"Amidst the heartbreak of yesterday and the chaos that has gripped Afghanistan for weeks, we continue to make extraordinary progress in bringing our people home," Issa said in a Friday statement. "It is an honor to help rescue and reunite families and loved ones, but we still have more work to do."
Issa has helped rescue six families in total. The two families rescued on Thursday consist of seven people, including three adults and four children. The Cajon Valley school district on Thursday said that three of eight families in the school district who were stranded in the country had been safely evacuated.
Fox News' Kelly Laco contributed to this report.
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