That sums up much of NATO's strategy for Afghanistan: Get Afghans working so they can sustain their own country.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

The president said a fundamental part of U.S.global strategy is to live up to the nation's principles and support basic human rights.

VOA: standard.2010.05.22

The White House consulted with Pakistani leaders leading up to the announcement of its new strategy, and the initial response has been positive.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

Canadian Ambassador William Crosbie welcomes the strategy to build up forces and establish security.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

The prime minister said crucial to that strategy is building up Afghan local and national government institutions and practices to make sure Afghan President Hamid Karzai is able to tackle some major issues.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

But the political leadership does not want that. "So a part of the strategy is building up those elements in Pakistan that understand that having a stable and peaceful relationship with Afghanistan is actually in Pakistan's national security interest,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

"I think a lot of European allies, including France, are looking to the United States to roll out a new Afghan strategy that they can more comfortably buy into, and they will be looking at whether they can up their contribution, their military contribution, their economic contribution, after they have seen that particular strategy,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

I think it is one of the things that we can be proud of, but my view is that has to be informed consent and I think one of the problems with the way the police service has operated up to now is that the discussion about tactics and strategy has been an internal discussion in the profession and I think the police service needs to be better at having that discussion with the public to whom they are accountable."

VOA: standard.2009.04.21