David
Wed December 11, 2002 9:43am
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U.S. Navy SEALs found val
U.S. Navy SEALs found valuable intelligence information, including these mine recognition posters located in an Al Qaeda terrorist classroom in the Zawar Kili area of Afghanistan. In addition to detaining several suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban members, SEALs also found a large cache of munitions in numerous caves and above-ground structures. Photo by U.S. Navy
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David
Wed December 11, 2002 9:43am
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TALIBAN AND AL QAIDA LEAD
TALIBAN AND AL QAIDA LEADERSHIP REWARD
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David
Wed December 11, 2002 9:43am
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This leaflet depicts the
This leaflet depicts the end of the Taliban by morphing the faces of its leadership to resemble skulls.
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David
Wed December 11, 2002 9:43am
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The back of the leaflet d
The back of the leaflet depicts Osama playing Chess with Taliban pawns on a game board map of Afghanistan. This leaflet was almost rejected by approving authority until it was exlained that chess is immensely popular in the region and the image would instantly connect with the target audience.
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David
Wed December 11, 2002 9:43am
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The actual leaflets dropp
The actual leaflets dropped were printed in Pashtu and Dari. This English language translation version reveals two messages. First that the Afghan people do not have to live under the harsh rule of the Taliban, and second that America is their friend and not their enemy in this campaign against terrorism and all those who support it.
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David
Wed December 11, 2002 9:43am
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Taliban and Al Qaeda forc
Taliban and Al Qaeda forces are believed to have occupied this bombed-out building in the eastern Shahi Khot valley of Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. Kevin P. Bell, USA
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David
Wed December 11, 2002 9:43am
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The actual leaflets dropp
The actual leaflets dropped were printed in Pashtu and Dari. This English language translation version reveals that we are tracking their movements and are prepared to target and destroy them. These leaflets serves as an advisory for them to stop fighting and flee the Taliban if they wish to live.
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David
Wed December 11, 2002 9:49am
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Members of the U.S. Army
Members of the U.S. Army Special Forces and Northern Alliance climb to look at a nearby Taliban/Al Qaeda bunker destroyed by U.S. bombs during Operation Anaconda. Photo by Sgt. Kevin P. Bell, USA
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David
Wed December 11, 2002 9:49am
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U.S. soldiers from the 10
U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division get ready near the flightline at Bagram Air Base as they wait to join the ground assault against Taliban and Al Qaeda forces near Gardez, Afghanistan. Photo by Master Sgt. Keith Reed, USAF
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David
Wed December 11, 2002 10:05am
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A high-caliber automatic
A high-caliber automatic weapon has been abandoned at a strategic location overseeing the valley below. The weapon was once used by Taliban and Al Qaeda forces in the eastern Shahi Khot valley of Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. Kevin P. Bell, USA
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David
Wed December 11, 2002 10:05am
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The munitions and the cav
The munitions and the caves used by Al Qaeda and Taliban forces in the Zawar Kili area of Afghanistan were subsequently destroyed. Photo by U.S. Navy
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David
Thu December 19, 2002 1:36pm
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Military police from Fort
Military police from Fort Hood, Texas, conduct final training Jan. 10 at Camp X-Ray prior to the first plane of Taliban and Al-Queda detainees arriving at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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David
Thu December 19, 2002 3:07pm
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Soldiers hurry to load am
Soldiers hurry to load ammunition onto a waiting CH-47 Chinook helicopter, which took off to deliver the cargo to troops fighting in the mountains near Gardez, Afghanistan. This scene repeated itself many times as U.S. and Afghan forces launched a ground offensive against Taliban and al Qaeda forces.
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David
Fri December 20, 2002 4:27pm
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A Tomahawk cruise missile
A Tomahawk cruise missile is launched from the USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) in a strike against al Qaida terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001. The carefully targeted actions are designed to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a base for terrorist operations and to attack the military capability of the Taliban regime. The USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) is steaming at sea as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate Master Chief Terry Cosgrove.
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David
Fri December 20, 2002 5:17pm
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U.S. Navy Seabees assigne
U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion One Three Three (NMCB-133) build a platform designed to support a tent that will provide shelter to al Qaida and Taliban detainees. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Ted Banks.
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