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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.
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.
Years after her trans child, 9, made history as the pink-haired National Geographic cover model, mom Debi Jackson looks back: 'We were at a great place in our country' Beth Greenfield April 5 ...
a. ^ In some issues of National Geographic, the cover story would have one title on the cover and a different title (with the same meaning) on the headline of the actual article, or the title may appear different on the table of contents. Titles represented in this list, are taken from the cover and the citation represents the title listed in ...
National Geographic has its fair share of affecting, enduring covers, like 1985's "Afghan Girl," arguably the publication's most famous image. For its June 2018 cover and part of its "Planet or ...
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Steve McCurry (born February 24, 1950) is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist.His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographic several times.
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