Afghanistan: U.S. Favorability Matches its All-Time Low

… Six in 10 Afghans say the recent massacre of civilians in Kandahar province represents a broader pattern of mistreatment by U.S. soldiers. … [F]avorable views of the United States, at 43 percent, now tie their low in survey data in Afghanistan dating back seven years, a vast 40 points below their peak in 2005. More troubling, a third of Afghans, 32 percent, say attacks on U.S. and NATO forces by Afghan soldiers “can be justified” under current circumstances. …

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