“In 2001, we were told that the war in Afghanistan was a feminist mission. The marines were liberating Afghan women from the Taliban. Can you really bomb feminism into a country? And now, after 25 years of brutal war - 10 years against the Soviet occupation, 15 years of US occupation - the Taliban is riding back to Kabul and will soon be back to doing business with the United States.”
A critique of using military intervention as a justification for advancing women’s rights, highlighting the paradox of violence claimed as feminist liberation and the cyclical nature of foreign occupations.
In simple terms: War framed as feminist liberation is contradictory.
Violence cannot substitute genuine gender equality.
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Some argue that any effort to protect women, even via force, is justified if it prevents oppression.
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