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Afghan Approval of the Karzai Government and Western Forces,Though Still Strong, Is Declining
(2006-12-14) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
As 2006 draws to a close, observers of Afghanistan generally agree that conditions there are worsening. Security has deteriorated, making it harder to deliver economic assistance. The Taliban has stepped up its activities, demonstrating an ability to fight pitched battles with foreign military forces and copying some of the terrorist methods used by Iraqi insurgents. Increasing opium poppy cultivation has made it more difficult to carry out development projects and improve the economic well being of the Afghan people. Corruption on the part of central government officials is another obstacle that may hinder efforts by the government of President Hamid Karzai to extend its authority throughout the country. Observers are also concerned about the long-term loyalties of the people of Afghanistan. If the government, with the help of western countries, is not able over time to provide either security or economic well being, it may lose the support of the Afghan population. Consequently, a debate is in progress over how the international community should help Afghanistan. Should military assistance have primacy? Or should economic aid be the priority? The Afghan people’s reservoir of goodwill may evaporate if they do not see more improvement in their lives. This survey puts these issues to Afghans themselves. Do they see progress being made? Or do they believe their country is headed toward another crisis? How do they feel about their government and about the foreign military forces that fight on its behalf? Do they believe more military help is key to their future? Or would they prefer a greater emphasis on aid designed to rebuild their war-torn country? To answer these questions, the Program on International Policy Attitudes conducted a poll, fielded by ACSOR/D3 Systems, Inc., that interviewed 2,089 Afghan adults over November 13-24, 2006 using a nationwide probability sample Interviews were conducted in 32 of 34 provinces in Afghanistan; two provinces, Zabul and Uruzghan representing about 2.3 percent of the Afghan population, were excluded for security reasons. The poll has a sampling error of +/- 3.5 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level.
Afghan Feelings of Security Vary Widely
(2006-10-31) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
Five years after the U.S.-led invasion—and despite intense violence in some regions—about half of Afghans (53%) say they feel safer today than they did under Taliban rule. But the results vary widely according to religious sect, ethnicity and region, a Gallup poll has found.
Afghans Favor Expanding Peacekeeping Operation
(2006-01-29) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
A large majority of Afghans approve of the recent expansion of the NATO peacekeeping force beyond the capital Kabul and would like to see it expanded even further, according to a new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll conducted November 27 to December 4, 2005, with 2089 Afghan adults. The poll was developed by the Program on International Policy Attitudes and fielded by ACSOR/D3 Systems, Inc.
British and Canadians Criticize Leaders for Following U.S. Lead
(2006-08-09) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
Two of President Bush’s closest allies—Great Britain’s Tony Blair and Canada’s Stephen Harper—have alienated voters by seeming to follow the United States’ lead on policy toward the Middle East. Majorities in both nations now oppose their governments’ indefinite commitment to U.S.-led operations in Iraq and the NATO mission in Afghanistan.
Canadian and Dutch Publics Feeling Stretched by Expanded Military Role in Afghanistan
(2006-05-26) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
Canada and the Netherlands are grappling with the demands of an increasingly hazardous mission in Afghanistan as NATO forces come into more direct combat with the Taliban. While the Canadian and Dutch publics have been supportive of participation in the Afghan operation, there are signs that they are feeling stretched by their forces’ more dangerous role.
Global Poll Finds Widespread Belief that Afghans Want NATO Forces Out
(2008-07-23) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of nations around the world finds that most publics polled believe that the Afghan people want NATO forces to leave Afghanistan now. On average 53 percent have this belief, while 30 percent assume that most Afghans want NATO forces to stay.
Obama Changing the Way Germans See US: But Many Oppose Continuing Afghan Mission
(2009-06-03) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
According to a new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of the German public, when President Obama speaks to Germans on Friday, he will encounter an audience that is not only positive about Obama himself, but is beginning to lean positively toward the US as well.
Pakistani Public Turns Against Taliban, But Still Negative on US
(2009-07-01) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
Most Pakistanis now see the Pakistani Taliban as well as al Qaeda as a critical threat to the country--a major shift from 18 months ago--and support the government and army in their fight in the Swat Valley against the Pakistani Taliban. An overwhelming majority think that Taliban groups who seek to overthrow the Afghan government should not be allowed to have bases in Pakistan.
Polling in Iraq and Afghanistan: Q&A: Matthew Warshaw, D3 Systems
(2007-10-17) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
Matthew Warshaw is Senior Research Manager for D3 Systems, which specializes in opinion research in difficult environments. D3 has particular expertise in the Middle East, where since 1988 it has developed an experienced network of field research teams. WorldPublicOpinion.org worked with D3 on its nationwide surveys of Iraq (January and September 2006) and of Afghanistan (December 2005 and November 2006) . Warshaw spoke with WPO Managing Editor Mary Speck.
U.S. Public Supports Expanding Afghanistan U.N. Peacekeeping Force Beyond Kabul: Willing to Contribute U.S. Troops
(2003-07-08) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
A new PIPA/Knowledge Networks poll finds that a two-thirds majority—66 percent—says that the United States should approve of the expansion of the UN peacekeeping force beyond Kabul so as to cover other areas of Afghanistan presently dominated by various warlords. Assuming that other countries would also be willing to contribute troops toward this expansion, 76 percent say that the United States should contribute troops as well.
World Publics Strongly Favor International Observers for Elections, Including Their Own
(2009-09-08) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
The charges of irregularities in the Afghan and Iranian elections have raised the broader issue of how frequently international observers should monitor elections, and whether publics would welcome this in their home countries.
WPO Poll: Afghan Public Overwhelmingly Rejects al-Qaeda, Taliban
(2006-01-30) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of the Afghan public finds an overwhelming majority opposes al-Qaeda and the Taliban, endorses the overthrow of the Taliban and approves of the US military presence in Afghanistan.