I think it's fair to say they are, at the national level. I don't know so much that they're as successful in Kandahar province. Whilst I was there, remembering that my target audience in Kandahar province consisted of Khandaharis and not so much Canada, I was the commander on the ground focused on those people. I think we were relatively successful there.
But there are occasions when rumours and whatnot circulate, and you need to get an Afghan official on all the regular media outlets, or even a local shura, to set the record straight.
Really, you just have to understand that and pursue it vigorously. Although we weren't perfect, I thought we had a pretty good information operation cell.