Objectives and scope
Article 1
1. The Union shall support the evacuation from Afghanistan, between 1 June 2021 and 31 December 2022, of: (a) former members of the staff of the EU Special Representative in Afghanistan (EUSR); (b) former members of the staff of EUPOL Afghanistan; (c) the following other particularly vulnerable persons: — officials or other professionals, active in the political or security sector in Afghanistan (such as judges, prosecutors, police officers, military personnel and journalists), who were trained under, or who were involved in, the implementation of Union policies; — members of the staff of former suppliers of EUPOL Afghanistan and of the EUSR; and, — members of the staff of suppliers of the Union delegation in Kabul, employed in that capacity in the period between 16 August 2019 and 15 August 2021; and, (d) the dependent spouses, children, parents and unmarried sisters of persons listed in points (a), (b) or (c). 2. The evacuation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be organised and managed by the EEAS, under the authority of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the High Representative). 3. The High Representative shall be responsible for the implementation of this Decision.