Certainly the international community has faced a huge security challenge in going into Afghanistan. Certainly before our arrival I think it's well documented how the Taliban treated local Afghans. You simply need to read any report to see some of the absolutely excruciating activities that were occurring under that regime. Our own soldiers have been targeted by the Taliban. Trying to explain to some families back here why their sons have been murdered in trying to help Afghans is certainly a difficult proposition.
The Taliban continue to try to terrorize and coerce everybody within Afghanistan. The attack that we saw on the UN convoy I find absolutely unacceptable, as these were simply aid workers trying to come in and help local Afghans, but it does show that without a secure environment the development cannot take hold.
So I think we're on the right track when it comes to trying to provide secure environments. We do need to show Afghans that there is a better way and they need to rise up and take responsibility for their security, to work with their own fledgling Afghan national security forces. Capacity building is required through all segments of Afghan government, and we do need to find a way to neutralize the Taliban. You do that by showing the Afghans a better way.