Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 9, 2012

U.S. Marines and Afghan troops watch as illumination rounds light up the sky near Combat Outpost Fiddler's Green in Afghanistan, May 6, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Anthony Ward Jr

US Support For War In Afghanistan Hits All-Time Low -- The Telegraph

Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 per cent of Americans saying they back the effort, according to a new poll.

In an AP-GfK survey, 66 per cent opposed the war, with 40 per cent saying they were "strongly" opposed. A year ago, 37 per cent favoured the war, and in the spring of 2010, support was at 46 per cent. Eight per cent strongly supported the war in the new poll.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command Morning operational update - May 9, 2012 -- ISAF
Afghans Lead Operation to Capture Taliban Leader -- US Department of Defense
Taliban Kill 5 Afghan Education Officials Near Border -- New York Times
Afghan ambushes kill nine -- AFP
The Taliban are divided and in retreat, insist top US officials -- The Independent
‘Run!’ A Day on the Front Lines of Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan -- National Journal

Afghan Leader: Airstrikes Could Undermine US Pact -- ABC/AP
As U.S.-Taliban talks stall, hope for political solution dims -- Washington Post
Pak-Afghan-ISAF military authorities to meet this week -- Business Insider
Afghan Opium Price Hike to Stir Violence: Minister -- New York Times/Reuters
UN official: Plight of Afghan poor may worsen -- AP

Afghanistan war support reaches new low among Americans in Associated Press-GfK poll -- CBS/AP
How the poll on the Afghanistan was conducted -- Washington Post/AP
Eight in ten Americans support Obama's Afghanistan plan: Poll -- ANI
Majority of Americans reject new US-Afghan security pact: poll -- Christian Science Monitor

State of the War in Afghanistan—PICTURES -- National Journal

US Military Deaths in Afghanistan at 1,834 -- ABC News/AP