{"product_id":"original-u-s-psychological-operations-leaflet-afd56b-operation-enduring-freedom-afghanistan-2001-khajistan","title":"Original U.S. Psychological Operations Leaflet AFD56b, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, 2001","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"769\" data-start=\"498\"\u003eOriginal double-sided U.S. psychological operations leaflet produced during Operation Enduring Freedom. Printed in Dari and Pashto, the leaflet targets Taliban and al-Qaeda leadership by presenting their rule as collapsing and depicting key figures with skull-like faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1108\" data-start=\"771\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"790\" data-start=\"771\"\u003eLeaflet Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e AFD56b\u003cbr data-end=\"800\" data-start=\"797\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"814\" data-start=\"800\"\u003eOperation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Operation Enduring Freedom\u003cbr data-end=\"844\" data-start=\"841\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"865\" data-start=\"844\"\u003eConflict and War:\u003c\/strong\u003e War in Afghanistan\u003cbr data-end=\"887\" data-start=\"884\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"896\" data-start=\"887\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2001\u003cbr data-end=\"904\" data-start=\"901\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"928\" data-start=\"904\"\u003eCountry and Theater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Afghanistan\u003cbr data-end=\"943\" data-start=\"940\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"959\" data-start=\"943\"\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Dari and Pashto\u003cbr data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"978\" data-start=\"975\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"989\" data-start=\"978\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original printed leaflet, double-sided, color\u003cbr data-end=\"1038\" data-start=\"1035\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1053\" data-start=\"1038\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Airdropped leaflet acquired from the family of a U.S. military commander.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1186\" data-start=\"1110\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1126\" data-start=\"1110\"\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1129\" data-start=\"1126\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1139\" data-start=\"1129\"\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e “The Taliban’s reign of fear is about to end.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1244\" data-start=\"1188\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1197\" data-start=\"1188\"\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e “The Taliban’s reign of fear is about to end.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1672\" data-start=\"1246\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1258\" data-start=\"1246\"\u003eImagery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Front shows Mutawakkil, Bin Laden, Haqqani, and another Taliban-associated figure with skull-like facial features against an explosion background, visually presenting Taliban and al-Qaeda leadership as marked for collapse. Back shows the same figures before the skull transformation, with bodies hanging in the background, reinforcing the message that the Taliban government and its leadership are nearing defeat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1837\" data-start=\"1674\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1688\" data-start=\"1674\"\u003eObjective:\u003c\/strong\u003e To demoralize Taliban and al-Qaeda supporters by presenting their leadership as doomed, discredited, and close to collapse under Coalition pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2021\" data-start=\"1839\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1853\" data-start=\"1839\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good condition. Original example with clean color printing, light handling wear, minor creasing, and faint surface marks. Text and imagery remain clearly legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatured in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/khajistan.com\/products\/american-war-propaganda-leaflets-1990-2022?variant=46423468146902\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerican War Propaganda Leaflets, 1990–2022, Khajistan Press.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExhibited in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pioneerworks.org\/exhibitions\/office-of-war-information-o-w-i\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKhajistan: Office of War Information (O.W.I.) at Pioneer Works, New York, May 08 – Aug 09, 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KHAJISTAN™","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48238979645654,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9883\/2285\/files\/125.png?v=1778733560","url":"https:\/\/khajistan.com\/products\/original-u-s-psychological-operations-leaflet-afd56b-operation-enduring-freedom-afghanistan-2001-khajistan","provider":"KHAJISTAN™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}