A new poll from CNN and ORC International shows that support for the war in Afghanistan continues to dwindle and according to the numbers this war is "arguably" the most unpopular war in United States history, even more so than Vietnam.

Support for the 12-year-long conflict is at just at 17 percent as of Monday. This number is down from 52 percent in 2008. Of those polled, 82 percent said they opposed the war, an increase from 46 percent in 2008.

"These numbers show the war in Afghanistan with far less support than other conflicts," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.

In relation to other notorious wars in United States history, opposition to the war in Afghanistan is the highest ever recorded.

When Americans were polled regarding their attitudes toward the U.S. war in Iraq, opposition to the conflict peaked at 69 percent. Surveys show that, at the most, only 60 percent of Americans opposed the war in Vietnam.

Of those polled in Monday's survey, 57 percent of respondents agreed that the war in Afghanistan is going badly for the United States and only one-third believe that America is winning the war.

CNN reports that 2,300 U.S. troops have been killed in the Afghanistan conflict since it began in 2001. The United States says it plans to withdraw all troops in the country by the end of 2014 unless a bilateral security agreement Is signed. This agreement would keep 10,000 American troops in Afghanistan past the December 2014 withdrawal deadline.

According to Monday's poll, a majority of Americans say they would like to see all U.S. troops pulled out of Afghanistan before the 2014 deadline. Over half of the respondents report that they want the troops to return home within the next year. Only 25 percent say they believe U.S. military forces should remain in Afghanistan past the looming 2014 deadline.

In terms of political affiliation of those polled, the survey shows that Independents have a substantially more negative attitude toward the war than do Democrats or Republicans.

"That may be because a Republican president started the war and a Democratic president has continued it, so there may be some residual support among people who identify with either party," Holland said.

This poll was conducted for CNN by ORC International from Dec. 16 through Dec. 19. Surveys were conducted by telephone and included 1,035 adults nationwide.