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On Oct 17, 2001, ten days into Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, BBC Monitoring recorded the following message broadcast to the Afghan people by US PsyOps:
“Attention, people of Afghanistan! Aid is being dropped by plane at a very high altitude using large parachutes. These parachutes slow their descent. Despite the parachutes, the bundles will still fall very fast. […] Do not stand directly below them. […] If you follow these instructions you will not be injured. The bundles are filled with food, water, and medical supplies. […] The United States does not want you, the innocent people of Afghanistan, to suffer for the deeds of Al Qaida and its leader Osama bin laden.”
US Department of Defense Flyer: “The Partnership of Nations is here to help”1
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