Do you back the UK's mission in Afghanistan?
Do you back the UK's mission in Afghanistan? A suggests public opinion is evenly split, but support is rising. Of 1,000 people questioned, 47% said they opposed the British operation, while 46% said they supported it. Compare that with a similar poll in 2006 which found 31% backed the UK's action while 53% opposed it.
It comes as British troops in Afghanistan hold a to remember the eight men who died last week in a single 24-hour period. Three of them were just 18 years old.
Do you think the fight is worth it? You can continue today's Morning Extra debate below. Meanwhile, there's a specially-extended edition of Newsnight on Ö÷²¥´óÐã2 Scotland at 22:30 tonight which is asking the question some of you raised this morning: Why Are We In Afghanistan?
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