Gallup poll finds more Americans saying Afghan war a mistake

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For the first time since the U.S. sent troops into Afghanistan in 2001, more Americans agree the intervention was a mistake than disagree.

In a new Gallup poll, 49 percent said the United States made a mistake sending troops into Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, versus 48 percent who said it was not a mistake.

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