Coalition leaflet quoting President Karzai on defending the homeland (Afghanistan, c. 2006-2007)
Pashto leaflet carrying two quotations attributed to President Hamid Karzai, one on each side. The front says that defending the homeland and eliminating terrorism would be impossible without the reader's cooperation; the back says it is dishonourable not to defend it and that Afghanistan is famous for bravery, not dishonour. The tell is the borrowed voice: a foreign-run leaflet puts its request in the mouth of the national leader and appeals to honour.
Propaganda techniques used in this leaflet
- Date
- 2006
- Period
- Contemporary
- Made by
- US armed forces psychological operations, in support of the Afghan government and coalition (leaflet distributed in Afghanistan); no issuer named in the item description
Full record
Region, Country, Medium, Issuer type, Regime, Leader, Audience, Purpose, Theme, Event, Source, Rights
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Leaflet
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- George W. Bush Administration
- Leader
- George W. Bush
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- War in Afghanistan
- Leader
- George W. Bush
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Internet Archive (Hollen Song collection), retrieved October 11, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (US government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
US armed forces psychological operations leaflet AFC01aaHB1032PASHTU, Afghanistan, c. 2006-2007. Scan via Internet Archive, uploader nathanielsong2004.
