US 51% "Do Not Support Biden's Afghanistan Policy"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] On the 30th (local time), the day the United States declared the end of the Afghanistan war, a majority responded that they do not support President Joe Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal policy.

According to the results announced that day by major foreign media and the polling agency Ipsos, 38% of respondents supported President Biden's handling of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, while 51% did not support it.

Forty-nine percent of respondents said that U.S. troops should remain in Afghanistan until all Americans and local Afghan collaborators have been evacuated. Twenty-five percent said troops should stay until all Americans are evacuated, and 13% said the troops should withdraw immediately.

Regarding the evacuation and resettlement of Afghan local collaborators who cooperated with the U.S., 45% expressed support, while 42% did not support it.

When asked "Who is most responsible for the current state of Afghanistan?" 20% answered President Biden, the highest percentage. This was followed by the Taliban at 16%, former President George W. Bush who started the Afghanistan war at 10%, former President Donald Trump who negotiated early withdrawal with the Taliban last year at 9%, the Afghan army at 7%, and ISIS-K, responsible for the Kabul airport attack, among others.

However, when asked which party handled the "War on Terror" better, 29% answered the Republican Party and 26% the Democratic Party, showing a 3 percentage point gap. This gap has narrowed compared to 7 percentage points in the same survey four years ago.

President Biden received poor evaluations on foreign and diplomatic policies such as the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, but relatively positive evaluations on domestic issues such as the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among the biggest risks currently facing the U.S., 35% cited COVID-19, the highest percentage, while 55% supported President Biden's COVID-19 response and 38% did not.

Regarding economic policy, 47% supported it and 45% did not.

This survey was conducted from the 27th to the 30th, targeting 1,003 adults nationwide, including 465 Democrats and 354 Republicans.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.