Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much for your presence here. I appreciate it very much.
As you may or may not know, Canadians are very proud of the way that Canadian soldiers conducted themselves in Afghanistan and of the role that members of the Canadian Forces played in carrying out this mission. I was also in Afghanistan, so I know that for us it is very important.
What role did Norway play in the overall mission in Afghanistan, and what were some of the lessons learned by the Norwegian army and the government from the mission in Afghanistan? We have had casualties. We are the nation with the third-highest number of casualties with 158. I understand that you had casualties in Afghanistan as well. If I'm not mistaken, you had 10. It was a sacrifice of lives, and there were IEDs. With all of the nations participating in Afghanistan, there were some lessons learned.
Could you elaborate on the lessons learned by your country from Afghanistan?