Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, Mr. Ambassador, for appearing this evening. I concur that it's seldom as simple as in a newspaper article.
But on a more serious side--taking the tack that Mr. Wilfert started--with the training of the police, security still appears to be the predominant issue in Afghanistan today. Without security you can't have agriculture or manufacturing, and people aren't able to carry on with their livelihoods.
The police obviously are a targeted group. What can the Afghanistan army and Afghanistan's allies do to better protect the police? I expect it would include further training, and I understand that's occurring. But what can we do to further protect them in that initial stage when they're still rookies and getting out on their own?