A prototype of the CIA's Osama bin Laden doll was sold at auction last week for nearly $12,000 to an unnamed buyer.
Only two other prototypes are believed to be in existence, and are apparently in the Pentagon or CIA headquarters.
The CIA planned to use the toys to turn Afghan and Pakistani children against the late Al-Qaeda leader, and commissioned toy manufacturer Hasbro to create the action figures in 2005, reports UPI.com.
The project was code-named "Devil Eyes," and the doll's face was intended to peel off to reveal a "devilish" version of bin Laden underneath. The demon face is red with black marks and bright green eyes.
The auction description said the doll comes with "traditional Islamic garb, a white removable five button robe over a four button white tunic with a mock collar, with off-white cloth pants and a pair of black mock velcro boots."
After starting with a $2,500 asking price, the doll sold for $11,879.
The CIA denies that any dolls were shipped to Pakistan or Afghanistan, however, a source claimed that hundreds of devil dolls were manufactured in China, and sent to Karachi, Pakistan in 2006.
CIA spokesman Ryan Trapani countered the findings.
"To our knowledge, there were only three individual action figures ever created, and these were merely to show what a final product might look like," he told the Washington Post in June.
"After being presented with these examples, the CIA declined to pursue this idea and did not produce or distribute any of these action figures.
"Furthermore, CIA has no knowledge of these action figures being produced or distributed by others."
