In 1984, a 12-year-old Afghan girl named Sharbat Gula sat in a simple classroom inside a refugee camp in Pakistan. She had fled the Soviet-Afghan War with her family, leaving her village and almost everything she knew behind. That day, photographer Steve McCurry asked to take her picture. She had never been photographed before. A year later, her face — bright green eyes, red headscarf, that intense, unsure stare — appeared on the cover of National Geographic. The world knew her only as “The Afgh

Photo by Steve McCurry // A portrait of an Afghan Girl, Sharbat Gula, at Nasir Bagh refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan in 1984 during the Soviet-Afghan War. ### My new book, which will contain my collage works made with photographs of events that show us the effects of war on our world, is now available for pre-order. I am anticipating your support for my art. Thank you for your support. ❤️ Pre-Order link is on my bio or ugurgallenkus.com | ugurgallen

Famed 'Afghan girl' Sharbat Gula finally gets a home https://goo.gl/Vug7ir | Express Tribune Video

Now that life in Afghanistan is once again in dramatic turmoil, the famous case of Sharbat Gula has returned to the forefront. In 1985, her anonymous portrait circled the world, but she never knew it. 17 years later, the photographer went searching for her to see how she’d changed since then. That’s when the tragedy that impacted millions of women in that part of the world was revealed. | Icons

155K views · 55 reactions | Sharbat Gula became the face of refugee plight when she was featured on the cover of 'National Geographic' as a child. Her struggles are far from over. | 12News | Facebook