It was the question on governance that I wanted to speak to.
When I was giving my remarks, I talked about the kind of governance that's growing up in one part of Afghanistan. That is now spreading to other provinces. It is a homegrown kind of governance, not the kind that is depicted through NATO, ISAF, Karzai, or through anybody else who is borrowing western ideas. This is something that is locally grown and is succeeding.
What's more, it's succeeding in provinces like Bamian and some of the surrounding provinces, such as Parvan, where they are becoming quite stable because the people feel ownership of what they're doing. I think the best thing we can possibly do is to encourage Afghans—and they are very creative people—to take this up everywhere.
We go in, and as long as I've been there I've heard them saying, “Oh well, NATO will come and do this,” or “The Americans will come and do that.” For goodness' sake, give Afghans the chance to do what they can do. They are very good at what they can do.