U.S. Policy in Afghanistan After Bin Laden
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U.S. Policy in Afghanistan After Bin Laden

Explainer Video by Stephen Biddle, Speaker

May 3, 2011 6:04 pm (EST)

U.S. Policy in Afghanistan After Bin Laden
Explainer Video

Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the implications of Osama bin Laden’s death for the United States’ role in Afghanistan.

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