Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for coming.
On the issue of capacity-building at the village level, I would suggest that it is critical to ensuring the successful development and empowerment of the Afghan people. I realize that it's early, but do you see an opportunity where there would be the political will and a better coordination of dollars, where the government currently is not spending at least 45% of the aid money that's gone to them to ensure that the roots of governance at the village level take place?