Afghanistan committee  Thank you for your remarks. I am very proud of our members and what they accomplished during the crisis. What else could we have done? What else could have been better? Well, I talked earlier about our strategic lift and that capability that we currently have. Fifteen years ag

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chair, that is a great question, and, yes, I was involved at that time, as were others in this room, with part of a NATO training mission in Afghanistan. I refer back to my notes that I journaled at the time, and the Afghan national security forces at the time were missing a

Afghanistan committee  I know of the group, but I don't know much about it.

Afghanistan committee  I don't know how many provinces it may have liberated.

Afghanistan committee  I haven't received any recent assessments on the group. Major-General Boivin may have something to add.

Afghanistan committee  No, I have not spoken directly to NGO representatives.

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chair, I would have to get advice on that question. Any collection of biometrics would be in support of another department. Unfortunately, I don't have a good answer for you on that.

Afghanistan committee  I think it's also important to note that we paid very close attention to the intelligence that was coming in, the tactical intelligence on the ground. You'll remember the suicide attack on Abbey Gate that killed a number of Americans—13, I believe. We had Canadian Forces member

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chair, I wasn't aware of the UNHCR briefing, but as I said earlier, no one can forecast with 100% certainty that any action is going to happen. I mentioned earlier what our own intelligence assessment was.

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chair, not to my knowledge.

Afghanistan committee  None who came to my attention.

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chair, not to my knowledge.

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chair, I think it's important to note that when we withdrew in 2014, other allies stayed on the ground. The British and the Americans had a long, enduring presence. They also had a sizable presence at the Kabul International Airport after the fall of Kabul, where we didn't.

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chair, I'm not familiar with that article. In essence, we did conduct a non-combatant evacuation operation with our troops on the ground in Kabul. Perhaps, and I'm speculating here—

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chair, no. This is a GAC lead, so we are in support of GAC if the request comes.