As I mentioned, there are more than 8,100 projects in Afghanistan, and this certainly shows that the population is interested in taking its own affairs in hand. Moreover, when we evaluate our success, we notice that less than 1% of our projects have been destroyed by the Taliban.
When we work together with the local community, it means that the community has come to a consensus and defined its own project. Therefore it owns the project and it protects it with considerable pride. This is what will ensure the success of operations and yield concrete results for the people. Requests are being made.
Minister Zia came to Canada last week. I spoke to him on Friday. The programs are popular. The people see concrete results and see that they can take their own future in hand, but above all, they see immediate results.