Date
5-2024
Document Type
Capstone Project (Open Access)
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Department
Social, Behavioral & Global Studies
Major
Global Studies
First Advisor
Ajit Abraham
Abstract
This paper explores the impact the United States has as a superpower country with its military intervention in Afghanistan, focusing on the actions taken and the impact it had on women and their status in Afghan society. This article aims to analyse the challenges women face in Afghanistan, ranging from the traditional gender norms to the suppression faced through the Taliban laws and the conflict through enforcement of Western values through intervention. Drawing on Martha Nussbaum’s capability approach, the paper also analyses women’s agency and well-being in Afghanistan in addition to considering critiques of the capability approach in a non-Western context. This paper also explores the complexities of Western intervention in Afghanistan and the challenges surrounding state-building efforts. It highlights the dire need for cultural sensitivity and the inclusion of local actors during the approach and phases of any reconstruction.
Recommended Citation
Kristensen, Helene Marie, "A Revisionist Case Study of Women’s Capability Approach: Critiquing the U.S. Afghanistan Intervention" (2024). Capstone Projects and Master's Theses. 1802.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/caps_thes_all/1802