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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.
- 5 (1 deceased)
- Rahmat Gul (?–2012; his death)
- Afghan
- June 1985 cover photograph of National Geographic
Dec 12, 2017 · After 30 years as a refugee in Pakistan, Sharbat Gula, the iconic "Afghan Girl" from National Geographic, returned to her homeland and received a permanent house and a stipend from the Afghan government. She hopes to educate her daughters and help other refugees, but faces challenges and risks in a turbulent country.
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 20, 2021 · McCurry’s portrait, of a Pashtun child, Sharbat Gula, which appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic, became the symbol, not only of Afghanistan, but of displaced refugees across...
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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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.
