David Sedney

Defense Department (formerly)

Guest

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia, he also served in Afghanistan on the National Security Council staff

David Sedney on KCRW

The search for Osama bin Laden turned into America's longest war and a vastly expensive exercise in trying to build one of the world's poorest nations.

Leaving Afghanistan: For Better or Worse?

The search for Osama bin Laden turned into America's longest war and a vastly expensive exercise in trying to build one of the world's poorest nations.

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