. >> derek twigg. >> secretary how. >> secretary hadi describes the security situation with the rest of afghanistan? >> well, some of the central northern helmand districts are among the most connecticut in the country and have been for a long time so what absolute basis helmand is still a dangerous place in the afghan context. but over time the situation has become much more secure, much safer and opinion polling of the population shows that people feel much safer now. that number of enemy initiated incidents is down so the security situation in objective terms is better than it has been for many years but helmand is still a dangerous part of the country compared to the rest of afghanistan. >> the numbers of afghan security forces and personnel have been uprooted in the past 12 months opposed to the previous 12 months. higher or lower? >> the number of afghan personnel killed between 2012 and 2013 is 49% higher but actually they were in the lead in security where they were not in the lead before it. >> in terms of actual numbers killed, what are they? >> actual numbers killed in 201