60% of Americans Want End of US War on Afghanistan: Poll
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Sixty percent of Americans believe the war in Afghanistan is not worth its costs, and nearly the same number advocate an early US pullout from the country, a new poll showed.
The poll shows that the majority of Americans want a rapid withdrawal to end the decade-long war that has claimed the lives of many people.
"Overall, 54 percent of all Americans want to pull out US troops from Afghanistan even if the Afghan army is not adequately trained to carry on the fight," according to the survey conducted by the ABC News and the Washington Post.
The survey also indicated that sixty percent of Americans believe the Afghan war is not worth its costs.
The US-led forces are scheduled to leave the war-torn country by the end of 2014 and hand over security operations to the Afghan army.
The United Nations announced on February 4 that 2011 was the deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians killed in US-led attacks.
The death toll rose eight percent compared to the year before and was roughly double the figure for 2007.
Also, tension has increased and anti-US sentiments sky-rocketed following the desecration of the Holy Quran in the Bagram US-run military base and the massacre in which 16 were killed on Sunday, including 9 children.
The US-led invasion of Afghanistan was launched in 2001. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues to rise across the country despite the presence of tens of thousands of US-led troops.
Source: News Agencies, edited by moqawama.org
Sixty percent of Americans believe the war in Afghanistan is not worth its costs, and nearly the same number advocate an early US pullout from the country, a new poll showed.
The poll shows that the majority of Americans want a rapid withdrawal to end the decade-long war that has claimed the lives of many people.
"Overall, 54 percent of all Americans want to pull out US troops from Afghanistan even if the Afghan army is not adequately trained to carry on the fight," according to the survey conducted by the ABC News and the Washington Post.
The survey also indicated that sixty percent of Americans believe the Afghan war is not worth its costs.
The US-led forces are scheduled to leave the war-torn country by the end of 2014 and hand over security operations to the Afghan army.
The United Nations announced on February 4 that 2011 was the deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians killed in US-led attacks.
The death toll rose eight percent compared to the year before and was roughly double the figure for 2007.
Also, tension has increased and anti-US sentiments sky-rocketed following the desecration of the Holy Quran in the Bagram US-run military base and the massacre in which 16 were killed on Sunday, including 9 children.
The US-led invasion of Afghanistan was launched in 2001. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues to rise across the country despite the presence of tens of thousands of US-led troops.
Source: News Agencies, edited by moqawama.org
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