A new opinion poll has found that opposition to the Afghan war is at an all-time high in the US as security situation continues to worsen in Afghanistan.
A new CNN/Opinion Research poll (PDF) released on Thursday shows that more than six in ten Americans are now opposed to the war in Afghanistan.
There is also a growing pessimism in the American public about the way things are going for the US in the war, the poll suggests.
In response to a question on how “things are going” in the warzone 56 percent responded with “moderately badly” or “very badly.”
The US President Barack Obama ordered the deployment of 30,000 additional soldiers in Afghanistan about a year ago.
However, security situation continued to deteriorate across the war-ravaged country in 2010 -- the deadliest year for foreign presence in Afghanistan.
The total death toll of US-led troops has surpassed the 700 milestone, with the Americans accounting for most of the casualties.
In the review of his war strategy in Afghanistan this month, Obama declared that the war "continues to be a very difficult endeavor" and the achievements made there are "fragile and reversible."
Obama had pledged a major drawdown from Afghanistan by July 2011. However, Washington later announced that American troops will remain in the war-torn country for at least four more years.
The 2001 US-led invasion was launched with the objective of bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan.
After nine years and despite the presence of over 150,000 US-led troops across Afghanistan, the country's security remains very fragile.
Moreover, according to the United Nations, the death toll of Afghan civilians this year is 20 percent higher than in 2009, with over 2,400 civilians killed in the country from January to September.
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