(CNN) About 20 San Diego students and their families who traveled to Afghanistan this summer are stranded in the country and unable to get to Kabul's airport, school and congressional spokespeople told CNN Wednesday. Six families, including about 24 children, became stuck in Afghanistan after traveling there to visit relatives, said Howard Shen, spokesperson for the Cajon Valley Union School District. At least one of the stranded families was able to make it safely back to the US, Shen said Wednesday evening. The family has five children, four of whom are students in the district. "The hope is that all 24 students will be in school sooner rather than later," Shen said.

Source: CNN August 25, 2021 22:02 UTC