Afghanistan

short readsJun 8, 2010

War: Not Good for Conversation

Compared with 2006, far fewer Americans are discussing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
reportFeb 22, 2010

In a Diverse Week, a Stimulus Debate Drives the News

The economy was the top story last week, but it faced stiff competition from U.S. medals in Vancouver, fighting in Afghanistan, a retiring senator in Indiana and an attack on the IRS in Texas. And then there was Tiger.
reportDec 10, 2009

News Interest In Afghanistan Surges

Summary of Findings The public took a renewed interest in the war in Afghanistan last week as President Obama unveiled plans to send more troops there while vowing to start bringing them home in 2011. Still, as many people say they talked with friends about Tiger Woods’ troubles as Afghanistan. More than four-in-ten (43%) say […]
reportDec 7, 2009

Afghanistan Dominates While Two Scandals Fascinate

The President’s long-awaited decision on how to wage war in Afghanistan was the No. 1 story last week, surpassing coverage of the two big domestic issues—the economy and health care. But a scandal-scorched athlete and some White House party crashers found their way into the top stories as well.
reportNov 30, 2009

Economic News Eclipses Afghanistan and Health Care

The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week, but the data is available.
reportNov 23, 2009

Polling Wars: Hawks vs. Doves

The contrast between attitudes toward military involvement in Afghanistan and Iran fits into a temporal pattern. Americans generally like their wars to be successful or short — and ideally both.
reportNov 11, 2009

Americans and Western Europeans Agree on Afghanistan-Pakistan Extremist Threat

Americans and Western Europeans agree on the extremist threat from Afghanistan and Pakistan, but divisions remain over the Afghan war
short readsNov 10, 2009

Knowledge of Troop Deaths in Afghanistan

Only a quarter of the public can correctly estimate the number of U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan.
short readsNov 10, 2009

Veterans Day

While Americans across the country honor the nation’s veterans today, most do not think the government gives enough support to soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
reportNov 5, 2009

Public Divided Over Afghan Troop Requests, But Still Sees Rationale for War

As Obama weighs difficult choices in Afghanistan, the public also appears to be finding it difficult to judge the merits of different options for expanding, maintaining or contracting the U.S. effort on that front.