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Afghanistan	See also: War On Terrorism \| Allies and enemies

Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll. Dec. 11-14, 2008. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
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"Thinking about the next 12 months, would you say you feel optimistic or pessimistic about the situation in Afghanistan?" Options rotated. Half sample.
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		Optimistic	Pessimistic	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	12/11-14/08	49	47	4		.
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"Thinking now about Afghanistan, all in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war in Afghanistan was worth fighting, or not?"
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		Worth Fighting	Not Worth Fighting	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	12/11-14/08	55	39	5		.
	7/10-13/08	51	45	4		.
	2/22-25/07	56	41	3		.
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"Overall, do you think the U.S. military action in Afghanistan against the Taliban and Al Qaeda has been successful or not successful?"
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		Successful	Not Successful	Unsure	.	.
		%	%	%	.	.
	12/11-14/08	44	51	5		.
	7/10-13/08	44	51	5	.	.
	10/02	70	24	6	.	.
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"Do you think the United States must win the war in Afghanistan in order for the broader war on terrorism to be a success, or do you think the war on terrorism can be a success without the United States winning the war in Afghanistan?" Options rotated
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		Must Win in Afghanistan	Victory There Not Required	Unsure	.	.
		%	%	%	.	.
	12/11-14/08	51	40	9		.
	7/10-13/08	51	42	7	.	.

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Dec. 1-2, 2008. N=1,096 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you favor or oppose the U.S. war in Afghanistan?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	.
	12/1-2/08	52	46	2	.
	7/27-29/08	46	52	2	.
	1/19-21/07	44	52	4	.
	9/22-24/06	50	48	2	.
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"Do you think the United States is winning or not winning the war in Afghanistan?"
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		Winning	Not Winning	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	.
	12/1-2/08	36	60	4	.
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"Would you favor or oppose a plan to reduce the number of U.S. combat troops from Iraq and increase the number of U.S. combat troops in Afghanistan?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	.
	12/1-2/08	55	42	3	.
	7/27-29/08	56	42	2	.

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 21-24, 2008. N=936 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"What is your impression of how the war in Afghanistan is going for the United States right now: very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly, or very badly?"
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		Very Well	Somewhat Well	Somewhat Badly	Very Badly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/21-24/08	2	29	32	23	14
	8/15-19/08	3	25	40	18	14
	3/20-24/03	30	46	11	3	10
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"Over the last couple of years, do you think the Bush Administration has focused too much on the war in Iraq and not enough on Afghanistan, or focused too much on Afghanistan and not enough on the war in Iraq, or has the balance been about right?"
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		Too Much On Iraq	Too Much On Afghanistan	Balance About Right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/21-24/08	54	3	31	12
	3/7-11/07	44	3	41	12

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. Sept. 5-10, 2008. N=812 likely voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.4.
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"Do you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose increasing U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/5-10/08	51	41	5	3

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Aug. 21-23, 2008. N=544 adults nationwide. MoE ą 5.
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"Thinking now about U.S. military action in Afghanistan that began in October 2001: Do you think the United States made a mistake in sending military forces to Afghanistan, or not?"
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		Made a Mistake	Did Not Make a Mistake	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/21-23/08	34	63	3
	7/25-27/08	28	68	4
	8/3-5/07	25	70	5
	7/19-21/04	25	72	3
	1/7-9/02	6	93	1
	11/8-11/01	9	89	2
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"In general, how would you say things are going for the U.S. in Afghanistan: very well, moderately well, moderately badly, or very badly?" Options rotated
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		Very Well	Moderately Well	Moderately Badly	Very Badly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/21-23/08	6	35	39	16	4
	7/25-27/08	5	41	33	18	3
	9/15-17/06	6	43	30	16	5

USA Today/Gallup Poll. July 25-27, 2008. Adults nationwide.
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"Would you favor or oppose sending additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan to fight al Qaeda and Taliban terrorist operations in that country?" N=506, MoE ą 5 (Form A)
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/25-27/08	59	38	3
	8/3-5/07	56	38	6
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"Would you favor or oppose moving U.S. troops from Iraq to Afghanistan in order to fight al Qaeda and Taliban terrorist operations in Afghanistan?" N=501, MoE ą 5 (Form B)
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/25-27/08	57	36	7
	8/3-5/07	52	37	10

Pew Research Center survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Feb. 20-24, 2008. N=1,508 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you think the U.S. made the right decision or the wrong decision in using military force in Afghanistan?"
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		Right Decision	Wrong Decision	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/20-24/08	65	24	11
	12/6-10/06	61	29	10
	1/4-8/06	69	20	11
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"From what you have read or heard, how well is the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan going . . . ?"
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		Very Well	Fairly Well	Not Too Well	Not at All Well	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/20-24/08	10	38	31	10	11
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"Do you think the U.S. and NATO should keep military troops in Afghanistan until the situation has stabilized, or do you think the U.S. and NATO should remove their troops as soon as possible?"
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		Keep Troops There	Remove Troops ASAP	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/20-24/08	61	32	7

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Dec. 6-9, 2007. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the U.S. military action in Afghanistan?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	12/6-9/07	56	41	3		.
	3/9-11/07	53	41	6		.
	8/2-3/06	56	41	3		.
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"Who do you think is currently winning the war in Afghanistan: the U.S. and its allies, the insurgents in Afghanistan, or neither side?"
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		U.S. and Allies	Insurgents	Neither Side	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	%	.
	12/6-9/07	30	10	58	2	.
	8/2-3/06	28	10	58	5	.

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. March 9-11, 2007. N=1,027 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"In general, how would you say things are going for the U.S. in Afghanistan: very well, moderately well, moderately badly, or very badly?"
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		Very Well	Moderately Well	Moderately Badly	Very Badly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/9-11/07	5	35	34	21	4

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R). March 2-5, 2007. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide.
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"From what you have heard or read, do you think the war in Afghanistan against al Qaeda and the Taliban is going extremely well, fairly well, not that well, or not well at all?"
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		Extremely Well	Fairly Well	Not That Well	Not Well At All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/2-5/07	2	26	28	41	3

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll. Feb. 22-25, 2007. N=1,082 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. Fieldwork by TNS.
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"Do you think the United States should be doing more to help rebuild Afghanistan, or is it doing enough?" Options rotated
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		Should Do More	Doing Enough	Doing Too Much (vol.)	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	%	.
	2/22-25/07	23	63	7	6	.
	10/02	24	53	13	9	.

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Jan. 11, 2007. N=1,093 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation in Afghanistan?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/11/07	36	56	8
	9/29 - 10/2/06	37	61	2

Pew Research Center survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Jan. 4-8, 2006. Adults nationwide.
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"As far as you know, is the U.S. military still involved in Afghanistan, or has the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan?" N=748, MoE ą 4 (Form 1)
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		Still Involved	Has Pulled Out	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/4-8/06	77	8	15
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"Do you think the war against terrorist organizations in Afghanistan has been mostly a success or mostly a failure?" N=748, MoE ą 4 (Form 1)
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		Mostly a Success	Mostly a Failure	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/4-8/06	52	30	18
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"Do you think U.S. efforts to establish a stable democratic government in Afghanistan have been mostly a success or mostly a failure?" N=755, MoE ą 4 (Form 2)
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		Mostly a Success	Mostly a Failure	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/4-8/06	51	30	19

Program on International Policy Attitudes/Knowledge Networks Poll. June 18-25, 2003. N=1,051 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (full sample). This survey was fielded by Knowledge Networks using its nationwide research panel. Knowledge Networks employs a random-digit-dial telephone methodology to develop a representative sample of households for participation in its panel. Participants receive free hardware and free Internet access. Surveys are administered via interactive TV devices.
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"Do you think the U.S. should or should not be contributing troops to a UN peacekeeping force in Afghanistan?" 3/4 sample (MoE ą 3.5)
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		Should	Should Not	No Answer
		%	%	%
	6/03	67	25