re: California students, parents stranded in Afghanistan

Was it a virtue signal kind of trip? To try and prove that trump was wrong and that we should be in Afghanistan and that the Taliban are friendly, or some dumb shite? I mean... I cannot think of any other reason why they'd not only be there, but would even stay there.


If it's not a virtue signal... could it really be a case of our state department and people on the ground over there...convincing our citizens that everything is fine and there's no need to leave?