Two out of three Americans say "Afghan War was a wrong war"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Amidst mounting criticism of U.S. President Joe Biden following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, a poll released on the 19th (local time) revealed that two out of three Americans believe the Afghanistan war was a mistake.

According to a survey conducted by the Associated Press and the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center (NORC) over four days starting from the 12th, among 1,729 Americans, 62% of respondents said, "The Afghanistan war was a war not worth fighting."

Negative perceptions of the Afghanistan war were high among both Democratic and Republican supporters, but Democratic supporters (67%) were about 10 percentage points higher than Republican supporters (57%).

Only 47% supported President Biden's foreign policy, and 52% expressed confidence in his security policy.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans also viewed the Iraq war, which began after the Afghanistan war, as a mistake.

About half of the respondents expressed serious concern about threats from extremist groups within the United States. One-third said they were "somewhat concerned," while only one in ten said they were "not worried."

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