The Covenant Movie: Fact vs Fiction

Apr 23, 2023

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The movie “Covenant” with Jake Gyllenhaul came out this week. Is the movie an accurate portrayal of situation?

Topics, Links, and Timestamps

0:00- Intro

1:00- The Covenant movie versus reality

April 19, 2023: The Covenant Ending Explained
https://screenrant.com/the-covenant-movie-2023-ending-explained/

5:05- SIGAR update on Afghanistan

U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/US-Withdrawal-from-Afghanistan.pdf

2023 High Risk List
https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/spotlight/2023-High-Risk-List.pdf

April 15, 2023: US Afghanistan watchdog tells Congress he can’t guarantee American aid is ‘not currently funding the Taliban’
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/politics/afghanistan-congress-watchdog-hearing/index.html

8:05- The dire circumstances for Afghan refugees

13:30- The SIV application process

18:25- The UNHCR refugee certification

24:44- The Afghanistan Congressional Hearing

26:42- Own your stuff, a story of Picnic on the Park

30:10- Embassy failure in Afghanistan, ambassador Ross Wilson

Ross L. Wilson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_L._Wilson

Ross L. Wilson, acting ambassador to Afghanistan at the time of the withdrawal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_L._Wilson

February 8, 2022: U.S. Embassy Staffers Were ‘Intoxicated and Cowering in Rooms’ Ahead of Kabul Pullout, Report Says
https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-embassy-staffers-were-intoxicated-and-cowering-in-rooms-ahead-of-kabul-pullout-report-says

September 1, 2021:
Top U.S. diplomat during Kabul evacuation tests positive for Covid
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/01/us-diplomat-kabul-evacuation-tests-positive-covid-508382

34:44- Kabul Hope update

36:10- Welcome Corps – Welcome Afghan refugees

37:10- Supporters and Girl Scouts

 

 

 

 

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