Thanks for your indulgence in our ways.
When I spoke about the four pillars, I hope that what comes out of Bucharest is that we focus with our NATO allies on the establishment of hard targets in terms of numbers and timelines for those four pillars so that the Afghan people know when we're going to leave, and we'll be able to know what hard assets are required to achieve those targets.
This is my question. In every map that I've seen over the last year, Taliban influence has actually increased in the country. Can you explain, from your perspective, why the Taliban influence is in its ascendancy, as opposed to decline?