If I can answer that as clearly as I can, the Canadian military as such is not involved in the counter-drug operations. In the south the heavy drug production is in the next province over, Helman province, along the Helman River. Primarily the Afghan army and the Afghan police deal with that, but at the NATO and the Afghanistan Compact level, my understanding is that the U.K. and a few other countries have taken on, as a task, to try to deal with the drug trade. We, as Canadians, because we have limited capabilities, are not involved in countering the drug trade, which is certainly a factor in destabilizing the country.
On May 30th, 2006. See this statement in context.