Security is part of a three-prong approach the Obama administration has adopted toward Afghanistan, along with political progress and promoting development.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

With the help of other civil society groups and President Amadou Toumani Toure, Munjara says that education program has made real progress.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

Tuesday marks the eighth day of climate talks and with world leaders arriving, analysts say it is time to make serious progress with the major issues.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

"Overall,this will be a meeting about reaffirming the status quo, reaffirming the progress that's being made on lots of different issues, but not one with a big ambitious agenda."

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

Congressman Berman and at least 330 lawmakers supporting the bill, which expands the scope of sanctions to oil pipelines and tankers, say that despite some signs of progress in negotiations with Iran, Congress must step up pressure on Tehran.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Despite disagreements over the scope of further fiscal-stimulus programs with some of his European colleagues, Mr.Brown said great progress has been made through joint action during the past few months and he said the G20 summit must build on that progress.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

At a recent discussion about illegal drugs at the James A.Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, DEA intelligence chief for the Houston sector,Gary Hale, said one sign of progress is that the cartels are seeking other sources of income, with drugs comprising only about "What does that mean?

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

I know where your mom is. I know where your brother is buried. When people come up and say we know where so and so is it's a signal to us that the reconciliation, the coming together of Hutu, Tutsi kind of business is really in progress and we are really happy with it,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.10