Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Gauthier, I'd like to continue along the same lines as my colleague Mr. Ignatieff. You will probably be able to answer his question at the same time as mine.
You talked to us about training and mentorship of the ANA and the ANP, which I feel is essential if we want this mission to be successful.
How is this being done? Are you training the ANA and the ANP at the same time? Are you training only one of them? How long is the training? What is the success rate?
Once they're trained, do members of the Afghan army remain in the Kandahar region? Are they going out on patrol alone or do they have to patrol with you? I'd like to know a little more.
Are you also training officers? It's good to have soldiers, but if there are no officers, it won't work.
We have been told that there is a great deal of corruption within the Afghan police, particularly since police officers are not well paid. If they are not well paid, are they leaving the police force to go and work in the private sector?
What kinds of performance tests do you run? What is your aim in this regard, particularly with the Afghan army?