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Girault, Océane 2018

The Forgotten Voices of Afghanistan: How the American Occupation Denied Afghan Women a Voice

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

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This thesis aims to look into the effects of the 2001 American intervention - both military and humanitarian - in Afghanistan on Afghan women. More precisely, it will analyze the effects of the...Show moreThis thesis aims to look into the effects of the 2001 American intervention - both military and humanitarian - in Afghanistan on Afghan women. More precisely, it will analyze the effects of the discourse around women used by the United States to justify their invasion on the agency of local women.Show less