overhauled in the past year and those efforts are now broadly on track for the first time to achieve overall approved growth goals and to approve afghan security force quality, as well. indeed, afghan security force development has been advanced considerably by partnerring efforts that were expanded under general mcchrystal s command by the establishment of the nato mission and the appointment of bill caldwell to command that organization. despite the progress in recent months in afghan security force development, there is considerable work, nonetheless, to be done to reduce attrition further and to develop effective leaders, especially with the afghan national police. further progress will take even greater partnerring, additional training improvements and fulling training of the mentoring missions and educational opportunities and initiatives are being pursued in each of these areas.