many of these photographs are famous and widely published but one picture has
widely published but one picture has
widely published but one picture has become one of the best known and loved
become one of the best known and loved
become one of the best known and loved around the world Steve McCurry was
around the world Steve McCurry was
around the world Steve McCurry was shooting in refugee camps along the
shooting in refugee camps along the
shooting in refugee camps along the afghanistan-pakistan border looking for
afghanistan-pakistan border looking for
afghanistan-pakistan border looking for an image to tell the dramatic human
an image to tell the dramatic human
an image to tell the dramatic human story behind the headlines of war and
story behind the headlines of war and
story behind the headlines of war and horror I saw this one little girl off in
horror I saw this one little girl off in
horror I saw this one little girl off in the corner with this incredible look
the corner with this incredible look
the corner with this incredible look this beautiful little girl but she had
this beautiful little girl but she had
this beautiful little girl but she had this sort of haunted look about her with
this sort of haunted look about her with
this sort of haunted look about her with these really beautiful eyes and I just I
these really beautiful eyes and I just I
these really beautiful eyes and I just I knew instantly that this was going to be
knew instantly that this was going to be
knew instantly that this was going to be an amazing portrait so I spent maybe two
an amazing portrait so I spent maybe two
an amazing portrait so I spent maybe two minutes with her photographed her made
minutes with her photographed her made
minutes with her photographed her made 15 pictures I would say and then uh she
15 pictures I would say and then uh she
15 pictures I would say and then uh she got up thought the show was over and got
got up thought the show was over and got
got up thought the show was over and got up and walked away
the photograph of the girl with the
the photograph of the girl with the amazing green eyes known simply as the
amazing green eyes known simply as the
amazing green eyes known simply as the Afghan girl captured hearts and minds
Afghan girl captured hearts and minds
Afghan girl captured hearts and minds around the world but no one knew her
around the world but no one knew her
around the world but no one knew her name or what had happened to her in 2002
name or what had happened to her in 2002
name or what had happened to her in 2002 we went back and that an exhaustive
we went back and that an exhaustive
we went back and that an exhaustive search and we got so many false leads
search and we got so many false leads
search and we got so many false leads and so many other refugees who were
and so many other refugees who were
and so many other refugees who were claiming to be her finally there was one
claiming to be her finally there was one
claiming to be her finally there was one man that came forward and we’d almost
man that came forward and we’d almost
man that came forward and we’d almost forgotten about it when a couple days
forgotten about it when a couple days
forgotten about it when a couple days later he comes back with with her with
later he comes back with with her with
later he comes back with with her with sharbat gula the the Afghan girl and we
sharbat gula the the Afghan girl and we
sharbat gula the the Afghan girl and we were just thrilled that she was still
were just thrilled that she was still
were just thrilled that she was still alive that she was in fact healthy had a
alive that she was in fact healthy had a
alive that she was in fact healthy had a family was married and was living in a
family was married and was living in a
family was married and was living in a her village back in Afghanistan
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