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Poll Shows 81% Of Americans Support Taking In Afghans Who Assisted U.S.

Posted on AllSides August 22nd, 2021
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The vast majority of Americans in both parties support taking in Afghans who assisted the U.S. military during the war in Afghanistan, a new poll found, as more than a half dozen Republican governors express support for taking in Afghan refugees.

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A CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday found 81% of the 2,142 U.S. adults surveyed said the U.S. should “help those Afghans come to the U.S.,” while just 19% said they should not.

Taking in those Afghans, who worked as translators, intelligence sources, drivers and in other support...

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/08/22/poll-shows-81-of-americans-support-taking-in-afghans-who-assisted-us/

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