Was Afghanistan the First "Feminist War"? Examining the Role of "White Feminism" in the Longest U.S. War

With the official end of the War in Afghanistan, we speak with Rafia Zakaria, author of Against White Feminism," about how U.S. officials used the plight of the women in the country to justify the 2001 invasion and subsequent occupation. Feminism has been delegitimized in Afghanistan because it is associated with an occupying force," says Zakaria. Now Afghan women are left to pick up the pieces and deal with the Taliban."