Major GeneralNICKCARTER (CommanderBritish Forces, Afghanistan) : Part of it may bedown to seasonality and the factthat they'redisappearing for thewinterbecausetheleafis coming offthe tree.
The commander we've just met is now worried about the safety of the road down to our destination because he says there's been some attacks on the road over the last few days, so he's just making a phone call to check what's happening and whether or not it's safe for us to proceed.