Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The best exit strategy from Afghanistan for Canadian and international troops is for the National Afghan Army, ANA, and the Afghan police to take control of the whole territory.
I am surprised that you did not report that in Geresk, the ANA and Afghan police were involved in a battle in which 40 Taliban were killed.
Where is Geresk on your map? It is in the province of Helmand. Are you aware of that skirmish? How well trained and self-sufficient are the Afghan forces? Is this type of operation planned, and was it authorized through the normal chain of command?