News of the World - Afghanistan War Aims Poll

Now thinking about the current conflict in Afghanistan ...
  • MORI interviewed 603 adults aged 18+
  • Interviews were conducted by telephone on 25-26 October 2001
  • Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated
  • Data are weighted to the known population profile
  • An '*' indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
  • Where percentages do not add up to exactly 100% this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of "don't knows" or to multiple answers
  • Poll conducted by MORI on behalf of News of the World

Now thinking about the current conflict in Afghanistan ...

Q1 How effective, if at all, do you think the current military campaign in Afghanistan will be in achieving its aims?
 %
Very effective18
Fairly effective38
Not very effective22
Not at all effective11
Don't know11

 

Q2 How long do you think Britain should remain involved in the current Afghanistan conflict?
 %
Stop immediately/today14
Within one week1
One to two weeks1
Over 2-4 weeks3
Over 1 month to 3 months4
Over 3 months to 6 months2
Over 6 months3
Until it ends57
Don't know15

 

Q3 At what point do you think the bombing of Afghanistan should stop ...
 %
... straight away22
... when the Taliban government has been overthrown30
... or when Osama bin Laden has been either captured or killed35
Other4
Don't know9

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