WASHINGTON – Despite 17 years of war, the United States has failed toachieve its goals in Afghanistan, says a survey released on Saturday.
The Pew Research Centre, Washington, which conducted the survey from Sept18-24, found that about half of American adults (49 per cent) believe theUnited States has mostly failed to achieve its goals in Afghanistan.
About a third (35pc) say Washington has mostly while another 16pc say theydo not know if the US has succeeded or failed.
Between 2009 and 2011, when asked whether the US will succeed or fail toachieve its goals, majority said the US would be successful. But in 2014and 2015, opinions about the mission were similarly more negative thanpositive.
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