The group you're referring to are auxiliary police. They are from the national level, a response to a need to enhance the amount of Afghan local security that's available. I shouldn't speak for them, but I know them.
There's not a professional Canadian officer or senior non-commissioned officer who is going to put the lives of his or her troops in the hands of untrained young people with AK-47s. We look after ourselves, we defend ourselves, and that's the way it is. So hopefully that will up the confidence level.
In terms of the international convention, this happened after it was under discussion, when I was in Kabul. Whether or not they're under 18 years of age, I don't know the answer to that question. But they are an Afghan government organization, and they're under the control of the Afghan national police, we hope.