Afghan Girl by National Geographic - Now & Then

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Afghan Girl by National Geographic - Now & Then

 

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When a National Geographic photographer visited a refugee camp along the Pakistan/Afghan border in 1984, he came across a striking pair of eyes. The poignant photo would go on to be seen by millions around the world and become of the most famous pictures of all time. But years later, the photographer decided to trace the woman down and returned to the same village. And after weeks of searching, he was finally led to the house of the woman after iris recognition technology confirmed her identity.

Her name is Sharbat Gula, and when asked by the photographer, Steve McCurry, if her life since the photo had changed for the better, she admitted that it hadn't. "No," she said. "But life under the Taliban was better. At least there was peace and order."



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