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FATA: Inside Pakistan's Tribal Regions
Data and in-depth analysis from all seven tribal agencies of FATA-pakistan
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Foreign Groups
Foreign Groups
Do you support or oppose the presence of the following groups inside FATA today?
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Age
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Marital Status
Married
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FATA Totals
The United States Military
Strongly support
1% — 12 respondents
Somewhat support
11% — 107 respondents
Somewhat oppose
5% — 54 respondents
Strongly oppose
82% — 821 respondents
Don't know
1% — 5 respondents
Refused
0% — 1 respondents
Arab and foreign Al Qaeda fighters
Strongly support
2% — 15 respondents
Somewhat support
7% — 71 respondents
Somewhat oppose
22% — 220 respondents
Strongly oppose
55% — 545 respondents
Don't know
13% — 127 respondents
Refused
2% — 22 respondents
Afghan Taliban fighters (led by Mullah Omar)
Strongly support
11% — 111 respondents
Somewhat support
17% — 170 respondents
Somewhat oppose
22% — 224 respondents
Strongly oppose
37% — 371 respondents
Don't know
9% — 93 respondents
Refused
3% — 31 respondents
Pakistani Taliban fighters
Strongly support
5% — 52 respondents
Somewhat support
14% — 142 respondents
Somewhat oppose
14% — 136 respondents
Strongly oppose
55% — 549 respondents
Don't know
8% — 83 respondents
Refused
4% — 38 respondents
The United States Military
Bajaur
Strongly support
1% — 3 respondents
Somewhat support
5% — 11 respondents
Somewhat oppose
4% — 8 respondents
Strongly oppose
89% — 180 respondents
Khyber
Somewhat oppose
12% — 23 respondents
Strongly oppose
87% — 161 respondents
Don't know
1% — 2 respondents
Kurram
Strongly support
1% — 2 respondents
Somewhat support
17% — 26 respondents
Strongly oppose
82% — 124 respondents
Mohmand
Strongly support
4% — 4 respondents
Somewhat support
6% — 7 respondents
Somewhat oppose
4% — 4 respondents
Strongly oppose
87% — 99 respondents
North Waziristan
Strongly support
2% — 2 respondents
Somewhat support
5% — 6 respondents
Somewhat oppose
1% — 1 respondents
Strongly oppose
89% — 110 respondents
Don't know
2% — 3 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
Orakzai
Strongly support
1% — 1 respondents
Somewhat support
25% — 19 respondents
Somewhat oppose
23% — 18 respondents
Strongly oppose
51% — 39 respondents
South Waziristan
Somewhat support
26% — 38 respondents
Strongly oppose
74% — 108 respondents
Arab and foreign Al Qaeda fighters
Bajaur
Somewhat support
5% — 11 respondents
Somewhat oppose
20% — 40 respondents
Strongly oppose
53% — 108 respondents
Don't know
21% — 43 respondents
Khyber
Strongly support
1% — 2 respondents
Somewhat support
10% — 18 respondents
Somewhat oppose
6% — 12 respondents
Strongly oppose
49% — 92 respondents
Don't know
31% — 57 respondents
Refused
3% — 5 respondents
Kurram
Strongly support
1% — 1 respondents
Somewhat support
2% — 3 respondents
Somewhat oppose
11% — 17 respondents
Strongly oppose
86% — 130 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Mohmand
Strongly support
2% — 2 respondents
Somewhat support
16% — 18 respondents
Somewhat oppose
27% — 31 respondents
Strongly oppose
54% — 61 respondents
Don't know
2% — 2 respondents
North Waziristan
Strongly support
3% — 4 respondents
Somewhat support
11% — 13 respondents
Somewhat oppose
42% — 52 respondents
Strongly oppose
17% — 21 respondents
Don't know
15% — 19 respondents
Refused
11% — 14 respondents
Orakzai
Strongly support
1% — 1 respondents
Somewhat support
3% — 2 respondents
Somewhat oppose
17% — 13 respondents
Strongly oppose
70% — 54 respondents
Don't know
6% — 5 respondents
Refused
3% — 2 respondents
South Waziristan
Strongly support
3% — 5 respondents
Somewhat support
4% — 6 respondents
Somewhat oppose
38% — 55 respondents
Strongly oppose
54% — 79 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
Afghan Taliban fighters (led by Mullah Omar)
Bajaur
Strongly support
8% — 16 respondents
Somewhat support
32% — 65 respondents
Somewhat oppose
30% — 60 respondents
Strongly oppose
28% — 56 respondents
Don't know
2% — 4 respondents
Refused
0% — 1 respondents
Khyber
Strongly support
7% — 13 respondents
Somewhat support
5% — 9 respondents
Somewhat oppose
6% — 11 respondents
Strongly oppose
31% — 58 respondents
Don't know
43% — 80 respondents
Refused
8% — 15 respondents
Kurram
Strongly support
14% — 22 respondents
Somewhat support
6% — 9 respondents
Somewhat oppose
5% — 8 respondents
Strongly oppose
74% — 112 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Mohmand
Strongly support
36% — 41 respondents
Somewhat support
20% — 23 respondents
Somewhat oppose
21% — 24 respondents
Strongly oppose
21% — 24 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Strongly support
7% — 8 respondents
Somewhat support
20% — 25 respondents
Somewhat oppose
47% — 58 respondents
Strongly oppose
15% — 18 respondents
Don't know
2% — 3 respondents
Refused
9% — 11 respondents
Orakzai
Strongly support
4% — 3 respondents
Somewhat support
3% — 2 respondents
Somewhat oppose
10% — 8 respondents
Strongly oppose
75% — 58 respondents
Don't know
5% — 4 respondents
Refused
3% — 2 respondents
South Waziristan
Strongly support
5% — 8 respondents
Somewhat support
25% — 37 respondents
Somewhat oppose
38% — 55 respondents
Strongly oppose
31% — 45 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
Pakistani Taliban fighters
Bajaur
Strongly support
2% — 4 respondents
Somewhat support
8% — 16 respondents
Somewhat oppose
8% — 17 respondents
Strongly oppose
80% — 161 respondents
Don't know
2% — 4 respondents
Khyber
Strongly support
4% — 8 respondents
Somewhat support
7% — 13 respondents
Somewhat oppose
5% — 9 respondents
Strongly oppose
39% — 73 respondents
Don't know
31% — 57 respondents
Refused
14% — 26 respondents
Kurram
Strongly support
2% — 3 respondents
Somewhat support
7% — 10 respondents
Somewhat oppose
5% — 7 respondents
Strongly oppose
85% — 129 respondents
Don't know
2% — 3 respondents
Mohmand
Strongly support
13% — 15 respondents
Somewhat support
11% — 12 respondents
Somewhat oppose
13% — 15 respondents
Strongly oppose
62% — 71 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Strongly support
3% — 4 respondents
Somewhat support
31% — 38 respondents
Somewhat oppose
30% — 37 respondents
Strongly oppose
18% — 22 respondents
Don't know
10% — 12 respondents
Refused
8% — 10 respondents
Orakzai
Strongly support
1% — 1 respondents
Somewhat support
5% — 4 respondents
Somewhat oppose
9% — 7 respondents
Strongly oppose
75% — 58 respondents
Don't know
8% — 6 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Strongly support
12% — 17 respondents
Somewhat support
34% — 49 respondents
Somewhat oppose
30% — 44 respondents
Strongly oppose
24% — 35 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents