# EEAS coordinates a chaotic Union response as Kabul falls

Date: 2021

In August 2021 [Borrell](/people/josep-borrell) convened foreign ministers as Kabul fell. Member states ran their own airlifts. Local partners were left. Coordination is a completed EEAS act with a residual humanitarian cost.

## People

- Josep Borrell: https://factrail.ai/people/josep-borrell

## Drivers

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

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-borrell-afghanistan-kabul-2021-08-16/
- https://www.eeas.europa.eu/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-borrell-kabul-2021