What happened to the American University in Afghanistan?
The American University of Afghanistan (AUAF), which is currently unable to operate at its home campus in Kabul in Afghanistan, is to set up a campus in Doha, Qatar, after an agreement was signed last week between the university and the Doha Qatar Foundation and the Qatar Fund for Development.
Did the American college students get out of Afghanistan?
Almost 150 from the American University of Afghanistan were evacuated, but thousands still want to leave. Washington — Nearly 150 students and staff from the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) were evacuated before the U.S. completed its withdrawal at the end of August.
Are American students trapped in Afghanistan?
A week ago, the Sacramento Bee revealed that even more American children are still trapped in Afghanistan than was originally believed: San Juan Unified School District officials last week said 41 students were trapped in Afghanistan — a sharp increase from the two-dozen-or-so the district had previously identified.
Did the students get home from Afghanistan?
Of the 41 kids, three were evacuated over the weekend from the war-torn country but remain overseas, district officials said. Sacramento City Unified officials last week said eight students are stranded in Afghanistan. Initially, they’d identified just one family who The Sacramento Bee interviewed.
Are there still US students in Afghanistan?
Recently, three families — including seven students — made it back to the U.S. But about 38 students are still there. “We continue to remain hopeful of their safe return soon,” Raj Rai, director of communications for the school district, told me last week.
What is American University of Kabul?
The American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) is an internationally-supported private, not-for-profit university located in Kabul, Afghanistan. Established in 2006, it provides modern, global standard education to its students.
Did all of the students get out of Afghanistan?
The last of several Afghan refugee families who had resettled near San Diego only to end up trapped in their homeland during summer visits amid the Taliban takeover in August have made it safely out of the country, school officials said on Tuesday.
Why did Afghanistan evacuate?
As the Afghan government and military fell to the Taliban in August, the U.S. hastily sought to evacuate as many people as possible through the main airport in Kabul.
Did the San Diego students get out of Kabul?
LOS ANGELES, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The last of several Afghan refugee families who had resettled near San Diego only to end up trapped in their homeland during summer visits amid the Taliban takeover in August have made it safely out of the country, school officials said on Tuesday.
Are California students stranded in Afghanistan?
Did the students and their families get out of Afghanistan?
LOS ANGELES, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Six Afghan refugee families who had resettled in California only to end up stranded in their homeland during a summer visit that coincided with the U.S. troop withdrawal have made it safely out, San Diego-area school officials said on Monday.
What happened to the students stranded in Afghanistan?
The final stranded family group consisting of four students from the Cajon Valley Union School District and their mother made their way to Kabul, the Afghan capital, and took a flight to Doha, Qatar, according to district spokesman Howard Shen.