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Sep 20, 2021 · O n 1 September, a young Afghan girl stood in line with her family at a US base in Sicily waiting to board a flight to Philadelphia. She is about nine years old and is one of more than 100,000...
Nov 26, 2021 · Sharbat Gula, whose haunting portrait was featured by the magazine more than three decades ago, was evacuated to Rome after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Nov 25, 2021 · ROME — National Geographic magazine's famed green-eyed "Afghan Girl" has arrived in Italy as part of the West's evacuation of Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country, the Italian...
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.
Sep 11, 2023 · Simply referred to as the Afghan Girl, it would become the most identifiable photograph of the National Geographic magazine. Looking at the eyes of the Afghan Girl and knowing the history of the region she is from, one cannot help but see defiance in the face of adversity. First appearance in 1985.
Mar 31, 2002 · The Afghan Girl: A Life Revealed. Photograph by Steve McCurry. MAGAZINE. FEATURE. A Life Revealed. Her eyes have captivated the world since she appeared on our cover in 1985. Now we can...
Nov 27, 2021 · The haunting expression, a mixture of pain and resilience, of a child thought to be around 12, was dubbed the “Afghan Girl.” She became a symbol of war, displacement and defiance after American...
