Minister, thank you for coming. I wish you could stay longer, and I hope that because you're here for less than an hour, we will have you back sooner rather than later.
First of all, with regard to the runoff elections in 17 days, the Kandahar region had one of the worst turnouts, and of course it is one of the worst areas for security in terms of getting people to come out to vote. What steps do you think can and will be taken by our forces and the officials in Kandahar to try to increase participation?