US Kids Trapped in Afghanistan

For John, BLUF:  Immigrant parents in Sacromento, California, thought things were calm enough in Afghanistan to allow them to send their kids back to visit relatives still in Afghanistan.  They were misinformed.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Almost 30 Students From Sacramento Remain Trapped in Afghanistan

Here is the sub-headline:

“FOX40 reached out to the Department of Defense, which did not want to do an interview”

From Legal Insurrection, by Mr Mike LaChance, 3 September 2021, 07:00 pm.

Here is the lede:

As many as 29 students from Sacramento, California, remain trapped in Afghanistan.  This has been known since at least the date of the August 31 deadline, but hasn’t gotten much notice in national media for reasons which should be obvious.

For me these children from Sacrmento are, by definition, American school kids.  Their parents may be immigrants, but they are American school kids.  Their parents may exercise poor judgement (or depend on the Government for valid information), but they are still American school kids.

It appers that the US Department of State did not, and still does not, have a handle on Americans in Afghanistan, be they natural born American citizens, naturalized American citizens or Green Card holding people of various ages.  The long term Foreign Service Officers (FS0s) at Foggy Bottom and stations across the globe should be doing a better job.

And the snarky comments at Legal Insurrection don't reflect well on our Citizenry.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff