Washington, Mar 27 (ANI): Support for war in Afghanistan has dropped sharply among Americans, according to a new poll.
The New York Times/CBS News poll, covering 986 adults nationwide, showed that 69 percent thought that the United States should not be at war in Afghanistan.
Just four months ago, 53 percent said that Americans should no longer be fighting in the conflict.
When people were asked about their impressions of how the war was going, 68 percent thought the fighting was going "somewhat badly" or "very badly," compared with 42 percent who had those impressions in November.
According to the Times/CBS News poll, negative impressions of the war have grown among Republicans as well as Democrats.
Among Republicans, 60 percent said the war was going somewhat or very badly, compared with 40 percent in November.
Among Democrats, 68 percent said the war was going somewhat or very badly, compared with 38 percent in November, The New York Times reports.
The poll, however, found that Republicans were more likely to want to stay in Afghanistan for as long as it would take to stabilize the situation.
Three in ten Republicans said the United States should stay, compared with ten in ten independents and one in ten Democrats. (ANI)
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