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Her eyes have captivated the world since she appeared on our cover in 1985. Now we can tell her story.
National Geographic tracks down Afghan girl in famous cover photo
That picture of a green-eyed girl became a famous cover of National Geographic. With that photo she became the symbol of the suffer of people in Afghanistan during the Civil War. That girl is called Sharbat Gula and now she's being the subject of news but for a very different reason. ...
In October 2021, Amnesty International directly accused the Taliban of killing 13 Hazaras – including a teenage girl – in Daikundi, during the violent and turbulent Taliban takeover in August 2021.[5] It is hard to see direct evidence of Taliban collusion with ISKP in these attacks, but ...
FILE PHOTO: Fawzia Koofi speaks during an interview in Kabul April 12, 2012. Condemned to die shortly after birth for being a girl, outspoken lawmaker Koofi lived to become a champion of women's rights in Afghanistan and is now eyeing the presidency in 2014. Picture taken April 12,...
That photo has been likened with Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. National Geographic also made a short documentary about her life and dubbed her the ‘Mona Lisa of Afghan war’. Take a look:Afghan Girl She remained anonymous for years after her first photo made her an icon around the world...
"There are some locals that are running around that have come to two of the girl's houses, threaten them and harass them, and insulted them, calling them dirty Afghans," Cordola told CBS News. "It's quite alarming, and I have them in hiding right now as I'm trying to scramble thro...
But Hossaini — whose 2012 picture of a green-clad Afghan girl crying in horror after a suicide attack also won second prize in the spot news category of the World Press Photo awards — said the Taliban’s promises were a sham.
Taliban supporters in Kabul drive past a crying girl as they celebrate the first anniversary of the city's fall, and the crackdown on women's rights, August 15, 2022. Photo by Ali Khara/Reuters Article content Chants of “Victory! Freedom!” rang out from central Kabul on M...