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Poll: Majority of Poles support withdrawal from Afghanistan

Sep 12, 2009, 13:08 GMT

Warsaw - The majority of Poles are against further Polish military engagement in Afghanistan, according to an opinion poll, media reports said Saturday. Eighty-one per cent of respondents surveyed by the TNS OBOP institute supported a withdrawal of Polish troops from the war-torn country, the poll released late Friday showed. Thirteen per cent supported Poland's continued involvement, while 6 per cent of respondents were undecided. Thirteen Polish soldiers have died since the start of the mission in Afghanistan, four this month alone. The latest fatalities have sparked debate in Poland about the countries' participation in the war against the Taliban. Prime Minister Donald Tusk is to hold talks on the matter with President Lech Kaczynski and Defence Minister Bogdan Klich. The Polish contingent in Afghanistan is comprised of around 2,000 soldiers.

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Poll: Majority of Poles support withdrawal from Afghanistan

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