Afghan Girl: The Moving Tale Of The Woman Behind The World’s Most Iconic Photograph
It Took 17-Long-Years Before She Was Once Again Found
It was 2002, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks had just been in the eye of a new wave of public interest towards the Middle East. So, 17 years after taking one of the most iconic pictures ever, Steve McCurry decided to return to the refugee camp with the goal of finding the Afghan Girl.
The search for Sharbat Gula (the Afghan Girl’s real name) included a lot of false positives, with many women claiming to be the girl in the picture (perhaps expecting money as a reward). But McCurry and his team were in better luck after finding Sharbat’s brother. They were finally going to meet the one and only Afghan Girl.
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