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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.
Basij-Rasikh has been featured extensively since she attended college. In 2010, she was named one of Glamour Magazine's Top Ten College Women. [6] In 2012, she gave a TEDx talk titled "Dare to Educate Afghan Girls". [7] In 2014, she was named an "Emerging Explorer" by National Geographic and joined 10x10 as a Global Ambassador. [8]
The taekwondo Paralympian made history in 2021 in Tokyo, becoming the first Afghan woman to compete in an international sporting event since the Taliban took back control of her country as U.S ...
Sharbat Gula, the woman who was photographed in an iconic 1984 magazine cover, was recently arrested in Pakistan.
Sharbat Gula had been living in Afghanistan since 2016. Sharbat Gula had been living in Afghanistan since 2016. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Bibi Aisha (Pashto: بي بي عایشه; Bibi is a term of respect meaning "Lady"; born Aisha Mohammadzai, [1] legal name in the United States: Aesha Mohammadzai) is an Afghan woman who fled from an abusive marriage she was forced into as a teenager, but was caught, jailed, mutilated and left to die as revenge for her escape.
Steve McCurry (born April 23, 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.