Meet the green-eyed 'Afghan Girl' Sharbat Gula who became face of refugees

DNA

26 Nov 2021 0 shares 1 views

DNA

Published 26 Nov 2021

Sharbat Gula became Afghanistan's most famous refugee after US photographer Steve McCurry captured her face in a Pakistan refugee camp in the 1980s.

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Sharbat Gula's penetrating stare made her a symbol of refugees and conflict in the 1980s.

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