StrategyPage.Com points us to a poll taken in Afghanistan that shows widespread support for the presence of US troops but disappointment in the performance of NATO forces overall:A poll conducted by foreign news organizations found that 72 percent of Afghans approve presence of 55,000 U.S. and NATO troops. But only 68 percent believed the foreign troops were doing a good job. Not surprisingly, 92 percent of the population opposed the Taliban. Foreign terrorists are opposed by 83 percent of Afghans. About twenty percent of the population is believed to be very conservative, especially in terms of religion. The majority of the population is socially and religiously conservative by Western standards. These is a sharp divide between urban and rural Afghans, and most of the population is still rural. There are conflicting views on how much progress the Taliban are making in retaking Afghanistan. Some observers may be confusing the drug gangs - who hire Taliban soldiers for security - with...(Read Full Post)