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Afghan Girl is a 1984 photographic portrait of Sharbat Gula, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan during the Soviet–Afghan War. The photograph, taken by American photojournalist Steve McCurry near the Pakistani city of Peshawar, appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic.
Dec 12, 2017 · A big home. Sharbat Gula, who became an instant icon when she peered out from the June 1985 cover of National Geographic magazine as a 12-year-old-refugee, is now the owner of a...
Sharbat Gula (Pashto: شربت ګله; born c. 1972) is an Afghan woman who became internationally recognized as the 12-year-old subject in Afghan Girl, a 1984 portrait taken by American photojournalist Steve McCurry that was later published as the cover photograph for the June 1985 issue of National Geographic.
Mar 23, 2015 · Sharbat Gula, the Afghan Girl, at Nasir Bagh refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan
Nov 26, 2021 · Sharbat Gula, who became an international symbol of war-torn Afghanistan after her portrait at a refugee camp was published on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985, was evacuated...
Sep 11, 2023 · Last updated: September 11, 2023. 3 minutes of reading. Photography. Steve Mccurry – Afghan Girl, Pakistan, 1984. Sharbat Gula, the face of the Afghanistan tragedy. First appearance in 1985. The story behind the photo. Video: Finding the Afghan Girl. The Afghan girl revisited: How Sharbat Gula was found many years later.
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Nov 25, 2021 · National Geographic. Afghan refugees. Facebook. Flipboard. Email. Sharbat Gula arrived in Italy as part of the West's evacuation effort, Italy's government said Thursday. Premier Mario...
