{"product_id":"original-u-s-military-afghanistan-visual-language-survival-guide-kwikpoint-afghanistan-2008","title":"Original U.S. Military Afghanistan Visual Language Survival Guide, Kwikpoint, Afghanistan, 2008","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"1198\"\u003eOriginal U.S. military visual communication guide produced by Kwikpoint for service members deployed in Afghanistan. It is a laminated, accordion-fold field guide designed for face-to-face communication through images, coded reference panels, maps, and basic phrases. The guide includes panels for identification, weapons, ambush, surveillance, IED parts, IED concealment, surrender, vehicle stops, hostages and rewards, body charts, travel, and basic Pashto and Dari communication. Google Books identifies the title as \u003cem data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"716\"\u003eAfghanistan Visual Language Survival Guide - Three Languages\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Kwikpoint in 2008, and describes it as a guide for service members dealing with booby traps, ambush, traffic stops, insurgent surrender, suspect and vehicle identification, and detainee search. It discusses Kwikpoint’s Afghanistan Visual Language Survival Guide separately as a privately produced visual communication card used by Allied troops. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1253\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1210\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Afghanistan Visual Language Survival Guide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1278\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1274\"\u003eLeaflet Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e N\/A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1321\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1294\"\u003eOperation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Operation Enduring Freedom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1361\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1342\"\u003eConflict \/ War:\u003c\/strong\u003e War in Afghanistan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1363\" data-end=\"1377\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1363\" data-end=\"1372\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2008\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1413\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1401\"\u003eCountry \/ Theater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Afghanistan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1457\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1431\"\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e English, Pashto, and Dari\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1562\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1470\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original laminated accordion-fold visual language survival guide, multi-panel, double-sided\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1599\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1589\"\u003ePublisher \/ Producer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kwikpoint\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1690\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1624\"\u003eAssociated Command:\u003c\/strong\u003e U.S. Joint Forces Command, shown by the emblem on the front cover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1692\" data-end=\"1711\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1692\" data-end=\"1707\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e N\/A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"3280\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2388\"\u003eTranslation \/ Content:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe guide does not carry a single propaganda message. It functions as a visual communication tool. The cover states: “To use the VLSG: Speak a phrase or point to it. Kwikpoint pictures answer questions. Provides survival level language skills in words and pictures. Allows instant 2-way communication without language training.” Interior panels include Pashto and Dari terms for numbers, days, basic commands, surrender phrases, identification, weapons, travel, pain, medical needs, directions, vehicle needs, and basic interaction. The surrender section visually instructs a person to drop weapons, raise hands, lie on the ground, submit to control, and undergo strip search. The IED and ambush sections use coded images to identify bomb makers, trigger men, spotters, remote and manual detonation, trip wires, IED concealment, weapons caches, attacker locations, and vehicle-based threats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3282\" data-end=\"3948\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3282\" data-end=\"3294\"\u003eImagery:\u003c\/strong\u003e The guide uses dense, color-coded visual panels with simplified illustrations, reference codes, and bilingual or trilingual labels. It includes regional and national maps, identity charts for height, age, sex, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, facial hair, clothing, vehicles, and animals. Threat-recognition panels show weapons, rockets, mortars, explosives, detonators, suicide vests, vehicle bombs, trip wires, hidden IEDs, caches, ambush positions, hostage scenarios, and reward exchanges. Other panels show surrender, search, detention, pain location, time, family relations, flags, diplomatic sites, travel directions, and everyday needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3950\" data-end=\"4364\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3950\" data-end=\"3964\"\u003eObjective:\u003c\/strong\u003e To give U.S. and allied personnel a portable visual language tool for communicating with Afghan civilians, detainees, suspects, prisoners, and local informants where shared language was limited. The guide supports tactical questioning, suspect identification, surrender management, detainee search, IED recognition, cache reporting, vehicle stops, medical communication, and basic field interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4366\" data-end=\"4657\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4366\" data-end=\"4380\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good condition. Complete laminated fold-out guide with bright color panels, clear text, and legible illustrations throughout. Visible fold lines, light surface wear, minor edge wear, and handling marks are present, but the guide remains intact, clean, and fully readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExhibited in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pioneerworks.org\/exhibitions\/office-of-war-information-o-w-i\"\u003eKhajistan: Office of War Information (O.W.I.) at Pioneer Works, New York, May 08 – Aug 09, 2026.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KHAJISTAN™","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48264110014678,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9883\/2285\/files\/170.png?v=1778953210","url":"https:\/\/khajistan.com\/products\/original-u-s-military-afghanistan-visual-language-survival-guide-kwikpoint-afghanistan-2008","provider":"KHAJISTAN™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}