Planning for the conference comes as the supreme commander of those NATO-led and U.S.forces, General Stanley McChrystal,is reviewing the overall military strategy.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

NATO has released a statement which says the Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has full confidence in General McChrystal and his strategy in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

Gates points out President Obama's strategy was announced in March and a new U.S.and NATO commander, General Stanley McChrystal, arrived in Afghanistan in June.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

General Athar Abbas tells VOA the strategy has succeeded in one of its main goals.

VOA: standard.2009.04.27

Deputy Attorney General David Ogden says this is a proven strategy for dismantling criminal organizations.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Referring to President Obama's new Afghan strategy, spokesman Nesterenko said some points require greater detail, but in general, it is well grounded and thought out.

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

Secretary Napolitano, a former governor and attorney general in the southwestern border state of Arizona, says prosecuting drug criminals is a more effective strategy than building border walls.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

In a statement issued just before the president's speech, General McChrystal said the long strategy review provided him with "a clear military mission and the resources to accomplish" it.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

In addition,officials now say General McChrystal's assessment is just one part of a broader Afghanistan strategy review by the administration, its second since the president took office in January.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

For that reason, and because the Taliban is continuing its resurgence, General Myers says President Obama should take enough time to get the strategy right, but not too much time.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

"Afghanistan fully endorses President Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as the new assessment by General McChrystal particularly their emphasis on the need for a comprehensive and long-term strategy,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

"A lot of groups want to send a strong message to foreign governments by targeting foreign nationals who are operating in the country the strategy being to convince the general public of coalition nations that their armies and armed forces should not be in Afghanistan,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

It was a different era. But General Myers spent many hours in the White House Situation Room, working with Bush administration officials on strategy for the two conflicts, just as current top officers are working with President Barack Obama and his team now on how to move forward in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16