I've mentioned this to Mr. Rae before. It is a key priority for the government. We're devoting considerable funds to that regard and efforts to be able to assist the Afghans in enhancing their country's governance, security, and prosperity.
I alluded to our priorities before in my speech. We placed, as you know, heavier emphasis on reconstruction, development, and training the Afghan security forces. We've also significantly increased our emphasis on Kandahar province over that period. We've reinforced our priorities over a 10-year period. Just to give you a ballpark figure, that commitment runs from $1.3 billion to $1.9 billion. But once again, Mr. Abbott, what's important here is to recognize that our ultimate goal in Afghanistan is to leave Afghanistan to the Afghans in a viable manner, with a better government, more peaceful, and of course more secure. And that's the objective we're pursuing with our policy.