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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.
Dec 12, 2017 · Sharbat Gula, the iconic \"Afghan Girl\" from National Geographic, returned to Afghanistan after 30 years as a refugee in Pakistan. She received a permanent house, a stipend, and a new identity as a symbol of the government's welcome to refugees.
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.
Nov 26, 2021 · By Jenny Gross. Published Nov. 26, 2021 Updated Nov. 27, 2021. Sharbat Gula, who became an international symbol of war-torn Afghanistan after her portrait at a refugee camp was published on the...
Sep 11, 2023 · Sharbat Gula, the face of the Afghanistan tragedy. Only a few people would know which face to match with the name Sharbat Gula, yet her image is quite popular. As a young refugee in Afghanistan, she was photographed by the National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry.
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Mar 23, 2015 · The striking portrait of 12-year-old Sharbat Gula, a Pashtun orphan in the Nasir Bagh refugee camp on the Afghan-Pakistan border, was taken in December 1984 and published the following year.
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Jan 29, 2017 · An Afghan woman made famous by a 1985 National Geographic cover talks exclusively to the BBC of her hopes for a new beginning. Sharbat Gula spoke to BBC Afgh...
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