Fox News Poll: Nine in 10 say Taliban control of Afghanistan poses threat to US
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Voters believe the U.S. military action in Afghanistan after 9/11 made the United States safer – and that the Taliban’s resurgence is a threat to U.S. security, according to a national Fox News survey of registered voters released Sunday.
An overwhelming 89 percent majority considers Taliban control of Afghanistan a major (55 percent) or minor threat (34 percent) to the U.S. Nearly twice as many Republicans (73 percent) as Democrats (39 percent) call it a major threat.
An April Fox News survey found half (50 percent) preferred having some U.S. forces remain in Afghanistan for counterterrorism operations over removing all troops (37 percent).
The new survey shows that while 55 percent approve of the U.S. decision to remove troops from Afghanistan, a larger 59 percent disapprove of how the Biden administration handled the pullout and 60 percent disapprove generally of how President Biden is dealing with Afghanistan.