Mr. Chair, first of all, I look forward to one day conversing with you in French as I work to improve mine.
We have to look at the immediate crisis that's before us. Right now, it's making sure that people have enough food. That's what we're really focused on. The numbers are extremely dire, so we're strictly focused on that.
We also have to be extremely mindful that there is a Taliban regime currently in power. Absolutely, we're moving full-scale ahead on the humanitarian support that we're providing. We're also mindful that any actions that we take do not inadvertently legitimize the Taliban.
We want to make sure that we hold the Taliban to account for its actions right now. What we're seeing right now is not something we want. We want to make sure we're sending a message that we're here to support the Afghan people. That's exactly what we're doing right now. If the Taliban regime allows all girls to unconditionally go to school, regardless of grade and including post-secondary, that will make it better for them in terms of what further steps we as an international community can take for Afghanistan.
Right now we're focused on humanitarian needs.