Poll: 68% of Britons Say War in Afghanistan was ‘Futile’

Local Editor

A recent poll indicates that 68 percent of Britons think the UK's military war in Afghanistan was not "worthwhile" and a further 42 percent of those surveyed believe Britain is "less safe" as a result of the war.

The telephone poll, commissioned by the BBC, was carried out between October 24 and 26.

The survey revealed a mere 14 percent of respondents felt Britain was safer as a result of UK military intervention in Afghanistan, which first began in 2001.

25 percent warned the military intervention rendered Afghanistan "worse off", with 24 percent claiming it rendered Afghanistan "better off".

Britain's military intervention is estimated to have cost British tax payers almost £40 billion - or £2,000 per UK household.

Moreover, throughout the course of Britain's war in Afghanistan, over 450 British troops have lost their lives.
In 2014, five British officers lost their lives in Afghanistan as well.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team