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'Two thirds' want UK soldiers out

More than two thirds of people in Britain believe UK troops should pull out of Afghanistan, according to an opinion poll.

The BPIX poll for the Mail on Sunday found 69% did not believe that British forces should be fighting in Afghanistan, as against 31% who thought the mission was worthwhile.

Almost three out of four - 72% - thought Gordon Brown was handling the war "badly", with 32% saying that he was doing "very badly".

That compared with just 26% who said he was doing "fairly well" and 1.5% who said that he was doing "very well".

Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth received similar ratings, with 1.6% saying that he was handling the war "very well" and 38% saying that he was doing "very badly".

BPIX interviewed a sample of 2,031 adults in Britain via the internet on August 20 and 21.

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