Original U.S. Psychological Operations Leaflet AFD030b Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, 2001–2002
Original double-sided U.S. psychological operations leaflet produced during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Printed in Dari and Pashto, the leaflet presents America and Afghanistan as friends and frames coalition support as assistance against Taliban rule and terrorism.
Leaflet Number: AFD030b
Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom
Conflict / War: War in Afghanistan
Year: 2001–2002
Country / Theater: Afghanistan
Language(s): Dari and Pashto
Format: Original printed leaflet, double-sided
Provenance: Airdropped leaflet acquired from the family of a U.S. military commander.
Translation:
Front: “Friendship. America. Afghanistan.”
Back: “No one has the right to determine your way of life. The coalition countries are helping the people of Afghanistan so they may be saved from the crimes of the Taliban and foreign terrorists.”
Imagery:
The front shows a handshake between two hands over maps of the United States and Afghanistan, with family photographs representing American and Afghan civilians. The reverse presents a block of Dari and Pashto text on a green field, emphasizing liberation, partnership, and shared civilian protection.
Objective:
To portray the United States and coalition partners as allies of the Afghan people, not occupiers, while encouraging Afghans to reject Taliban control and view coalition action as support for civilian freedom and security.
Featured in American War Propaganda Leaflets, 1990–2022, Khajistan Press.
Exhibited in Khajistan: Office of War Information (O.W.I.) at Pioneer Works, New York, May 08 – Aug 09, 2026.
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