# German withdrawal from Afghanistan ends in the Kabul airlift

Date: 2021

In August 2021 Germany evacuated personnel and some Afghans as Kabul fell. The operation was chaotic. A later Bundestag inquiry examined planning. The withdrawal is a completed military-and-humanitarian act of her last months, shared with allies.

## People

- Angela Merkel: https://factrail.ai/people/angela-merkel

## Drivers

- Humanitarian Access: https://factrail.ai/drivers/humanitarian-access

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/germany-ends-afghanistan-evacuation-mission-2021-08-26/
- https://www.bundestag.de/ausschuesse/untersuchungsausschuss_afghanistan

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-afghanistan-withdrawal-2021