You talk about progress, Mr. Minister, but according to the document I have read, it seems that the opposite has occurred. That is the problem, we do not agree on what progress is versus setbacks. Let me give you some examples.
In the document, it says: “ [...] neither the brigade headquarters nor any of the kandaks had an effective strength of 70% or higher this quarter.” This is on page 12. Therefore, that is a setback.
Next, the percentage of operations carried out by the Afghan army decreased. It stands at 58%, whereas during the previous quarter, it was 80%. As well, based on the progress indicator, while the majority of Kandaharis feel that security has improved, they believe that security has not improved in the six key districts. That is a setback.
As far as the Afghan National Police is concerned, no infrastructure project was completed during this quarter, whereas many had been completed previously. Those are setbacks.
Regarding the percentage of Kandaharis who perceive an improvement in dependable delivery of services, no data was collected. However, a little further, it says that 52% of Kandaharis are satisfied with the provision of education, but previously, that figure stood at 60%. Therefore, it is a setback of 8%.
As far as polio is concerned, 16 new cases were declared, whereas before there were only 9. That is also a setback.
As for health care staff, 87 people were trained last year. During the last quarter of last year, 47 people were trained. That is another setback.
There are all kinds of numbers like this, and I could go on. In my opinion, we have failed. If I had to award a mark to this report, it would not pass, unfortunately. So will you be working harder during the next quarter so that we can give the next report a passing grade of 60%?