News Interest Which one story did you follow most closely? Afghanistan
The public expressed similar levels of interest in developments in Afghanistan and Libya. Fewer than two-in-ten (17%) say they followed news about either war zone very closely; 7% say news about Afghanistan was their top story, while 6% say this about Libya.
News Interest  | % following feach story very closely  | Which one story did you follow most closely?  | 36  | Hurricane Irene  | 39  | Economy  | 23  | 44  | 2012 elections  | 22  | Afghanistan  | 17  | 17  | Libya  | AT&IT/T-Mobile deal  | 8  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER September1-4, 2011, 