August 28, 2022

Nearly four in five people in Afghanistan believe the U.S. war against their country did not achieve its goal and was a "complete failure," according to a recent poll. The poll also suggested over two-thirds of people around the world share the same opinion. 

The global survey was conducted by CGTN Think Tank and the Chinese Institute of Public Opinion at Renmin University of China and surveyed people from 24 countries including Afghanistan. 

The U.S. launched its war against Afghanistan in 2001 with the stated goal of countering terrorism, but 78.2 percent of Afghan respondents said overthrowing the government of a sovereign country under such pretexts was "completely wrong." This was agreed by 62.4 percent of global respondents.

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