National Defence committee  Those are all good questions to put to CIDA. They're issues that I certainly have spent hours on various visits discussing with the CIDA representative and others inside the PRT. But that is part of CIDA's core business. We're focused on security. They do development in a sustainable long-term sense--

National Defence committee  But that's why I'm saying I'm confident they're going down the right track. They are concerned about corruption. They are concerned about building processes that are sustainable over time. That's a large part of what they do. With respect to the World Food Programme and working with them, I can tell you that in the post-Operation Medusa timeframe, the PRT was directly involved with the World Food Programme.

National Defence committee  Thank you.

National Defence committee  Pre-Operation Medusa, we had a situation where many of those opposed to the Government of Afghanistan and determined in growing numbers to wrench power from legitimate authorities began to appear in the Panjwai-Zharey area. Through the early days, as we saw that evolving, our forces came under attack.

National Defence committee  Without getting into specific operational details, if you'll permit me that, Madam, the Afghan national security force capacity-building piece of the U.S. contribution is also part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 15-person training detachment that we have at the Kabul military training centre is actually operating under Operation Enduring Freedom.

National Defence committee  It's not an ISAF function. We have a number of embedded individuals in this command, Combined Security Transition Command, which is investing billions of dollars in building the Afghan National Army and building the Afghan National Police. We have Canadian military involved in that headquarters, and we will soon have some RCMP officers who will be part of that also.

National Defence committee  In the south of Afghanistan and in the east of Afghanistan there are Operation Enduring Freedom elements who are conducting operations that could be outside of the ISAF mandate. Those are being done with full visibility, full coordination, with commanders down the chain of command.

National Defence committee  There is a provincial reconstruction team, to answer your last question first. There is a management structure, a management framework for provincial reconstruction teams with Afghan involvement. It used to be Operation Enduring Freedom involvement. Quite frankly, they might not be directly involved any more.

National Defence committee  I suggest that would be a good question for you to ask when you get to Afghanistan and meet with the people from the PRT. They'll give you a very clear picture of that.

National Defence committee  I am referring to the Operational Mr. Speaker, Mentor and Liaison team which we refer to in English as OMLT.

National Defence committee  I would say so.

National Defence committee  As it turns out, the purpose of the Royal 22nd Regiment Company is to provide support in restoring security and governance so that the Provincial Reconstruction Team is able to engage in districts and villages all throughout the province.

National Defence committee  I wouldn't say that, no.

National Defence committee  No.

National Defence committee  They provide support, obviously for the... How do you say air field, in French, Mr. Bachand?