Yes. On more than one occasion we tried to work with the NDS by offering them human rights training. We had a very substantive program established through the Global Peace and Security Fund to provide infrastructure improvements--a large wall on their compound. They were attacked twice during my time in Kandahar and suffered some damage.
We tried to initiate a more personal relationship with their senior officials on the civilian side. That was one of my priorities as political director. I endeavoured to spend more time with them on a personal basis to try to get to know them a little more so we didn't always just have to show up and meet them for detainee interviews. It was difficult. They were busy people themselves. They spent lots of time outside of the NDS compound and were not interested in coming to the PRT. In order to facilitate any type of relationship with them, we always had to go to them. There are inherent challenges with that, as I'm sure you're aware, travelling back and forth between the PRT and the NDS facility on a daily basis.