U.S. Threatens Afghans Over Kidnapped GI
(CBS)
Villagers near the border of two volatile provinces, Ghazni and Paktika, tell CBS News' Sami Yousafzai that aircraft dropped the leaflets during the past several days.
Military spokeswoman Capt. Elizabeth Mathias confirmed that the leaflets had been produced at Bagram Air Base, the primary U.S. installation in Afghanistan, and distributed in the region, however she said they were distributed by hand, not aircraft.
The papers show on one side an image of a soldier with his head bowed so that his face is not visible. A message in the local Pashtun language over the image says, "If you do not free the American soldier, then…"
On the other side, an image shows Western troops breaking into a house. The rest of the message is printed across the photo: "…you will be targeted".
