After California students rescued from Afghanistan, officials say there could 'easily' be thousands more

After California officials helped rescue El Cajon-area students stranded in Afghanistan before the U.S. Military withdrew all troops by Monday, they said on Friday that there could "easily" be thousands more who were left behind.

"There are easily a thousand more students — American born or children of SIVs — still trapped in Afghanistan," Cajon Valley spokesperson Howard Shen said during a Thursday press conference before commending the "bravery and courage" of Issa's team and Cajon Valley Community Liaisons Fraidoon and Mohammad, "who stayed in contact with" families abroad "while they waited for extraction." Issa said during the conference that "thousands" or even "tens of thousands" of people are still "languishing in Afghanistan" or "neighboring countries waiting to come" to the U.S.