Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'll be sharing my time with my colleague.
Thank you, Dr. Jalal, for being here and for giving us an update on the status of democracy in Afghanistan.
During your presentation, you talked a fair bit about the state of the parliamentary system within the country. It got me thinking about the progress that has been made in the last decade. Ten years ago, before the international community got involved in your nation, would you have been free to be a candidate for election?