{"product_id":"original-u-s-psychological-operations-leaflet-afd51c-operation-enduring-freedom-afghanistan-2001-2002-khajistan","title":"Original U.S. Psychological Operations Leaflet AFD51c Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, 2001–2002","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"794\"\u003eOriginal double-sided U.S. psychological operations leaflet produced during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Printed in Dari and Pashto, the leaflet depicts the Taliban regime as controlled by foreign al-Qaeda leadership and urges Afghans to expel foreign rulers in order to live in peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"1241\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"815\"\u003eLeaflet Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e AFD51c\u003cbr data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"825\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"839\"\u003eOperation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Operation Enduring Freedom\u003cbr data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"869\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"888\"\u003eConflict \/ War:\u003c\/strong\u003e War in Afghanistan\u003cbr data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"910\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"919\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2001–2002\u003cbr data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"932\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"954\"\u003eCountry \/ Theater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Afghanistan\u003cbr data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"969\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"985\"\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Dari and Pashto\u003cbr data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1004\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1015\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original printed leaflet, double-sided\u003cbr data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1057\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1072\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Surplus copy retained outside field distribution. Acquired from the personal materials of an unnamed U.S. military servicemember. Never airdropped or field-distributed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1394\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1262\"\u003eFront: “Who is the real administrator of the Taliban regime?”\u003cbr data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1326\"\u003eBack: “Expel the foreign rulers from the country and live in peace.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1731\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1408\"\u003eImagery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1408\" data-end=\"1411\"\u003eThe front shows Osama bin Laden holding Mullah Mohammed Omar on a chain, with Omar depicted as a dog standing on a map of Afghanistan. The reverse shows bin Laden seated over a chessboard shaped like Afghanistan, moving Taliban figures as pawns, visually framing the Taliban as controlled by foreign al-Qaeda leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1733\" data-end=\"1941\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1733\" data-end=\"1747\"\u003eObjective:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"1750\"\u003eTo undermine Taliban legitimacy by portraying the regime as subordinate to foreign al-Qaeda control, encouraging Afghans to reject foreign influence and separate themselves from Taliban rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1167\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFeatured in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/khajistan.com\/products\/american-war-propaganda-leaflets-1990-2022?variant=46423468146902\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAmerican War Propaganda Leaflets, 1990–2022, Khajistan Press.\u003c\/a\u003e\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":48170609475798,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9883\/2285\/files\/128.png?v=1778733549","url":"https:\/\/khajistan.com\/products\/original-u-s-psychological-operations-leaflet-afd51c-operation-enduring-freedom-afghanistan-2001-2002-khajistan","provider":"KHAJISTAN™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}