Villages of the Moon: Psychological Operations in Southern Afghanistan

Villages of the Moon offers a unique perspective into the challenging role of an American Psychological Operations Team working in Afghanistan after the collapse of the Taliban and Al Qaeda. From tiny firebases scattered along hundreds of desolate miles of "moonlike" territory, PSYOP teams spread information through face-to-face communication, printed products, and radios which were passed out to the local civilians. In tandem with Special Forces, far from the security of an American military base, these small self-contained units traveled the back roads and trails of the Afghan countryside to assess the needs of the people, to help organize the local leaders, and to inform people of the changes coming about in the country. This is the story of how those operations were carried out in one small area on a global field of battle.