Sharbat Gula was one of the students in an informal school at the Nasir Bagh refugee camp in 1984. Her photograph was taken by National Geographic Society photographer Steve McCurry, on Kodachrome 64 … See more

McCurry made several unsuccessful attempts during the 1990s to find and identify the subject of the photograph. In January 2002, a … See more

Interest in the photograph increased after the 9/11 attacks, when the George W. Bush administration began promoting Afghan women's rights during … See more

• "A Life Revealed"—National Geographic
• "Afghan Girl -Is the pen mightier than the picture?"
• Search for the Afghan Girl at IMDb
• "Before and After - The Afghan Girl (1984 and 2002)"—National Geographic See more

A 2019 article from The Wire described a 2002 interview where Gula stated that she was angered by the photograph being taken and published … See more

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• McCurry, Steve (2013). Untold: The Stories Behind the Photographs. Phaidon Press. ISBN 978-0714864624. See more