Public opinion toward Biden and the war has undergone a significant shift since the previous Yahoo News/YouGov poll, conducted after the Taliban took control of Kabul two weeks ago.
Now that the last U.S. troops have left Afghanistan after two decades of war, an increasing number of Americans say they support the decision to withdraw — yet more say they disapprove of the way the withdrawal was handled, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.The survey of 1,605 U.S. adults was conducted from Aug. 30 to Sept.
Increasingly, Americans seem to be distinguishing between the decision to leave Afghanistan and the messy way that decision has played out in the real world — and Biden's standing has suffered because of it.For instance, support for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan has actually risen 7 points over the past two weeks ; opposition has remained low .
Meanwhile, a large and growing majority of Americans are now very or somewhat worried about "the consequences of Taliban taking control of Afghanistan" ; about "terrorist attacks against the U.S. being launched from Afghanistan" ; and about "terrorist attacks against other countries being launched from Afghanistan" .
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