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Majority of Americans Support Trump's Deal With Taliban to End Afghan War

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - A new U.S. public survey has found that two-thirds of
   supporters of President Donald Trump "strongly" or "somewhat" support
   his deal with the Islamist Taliban to extricate the United States from
   the 19-year war in Afghanistan.

   Nearly 60% of supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden
   also favor the landmark U.S. agreement with the Afghan insurgent group,
   according to a poll conducted by New York-based Eurasia Group
   Foundation.

   "Ending the war in Afghanistan is extremely popular, and Americans of
   all political persuasions want to honor the recent agreement," the
   foundation noted in its findings released Monday.

   The deal signed in February 2020 commits all U.S. troops to leave the
   South Asian country within 14 months, ending what has become America's
   longest war.

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