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Leaflets of the Coalition Forces
from Afghanistan: in Dari and Pushto
Front: The real Taliban government.
Back: They are nearing the end. They are decaying.
Front at left: “Get the foreigners out of our country…so we can live in peace” Back at right: “The dogs are running the Taliban!” (dog is derogatory term)
from Iraq: from “Operation Iraqi Freedom”
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