Sharbat Gula

Sharbat Gula

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1972-03-20 (52 years old)

Biography

Sharbat Gula (Pashto: شربت ګله; born c. 1972) is an Afghan woman who became internationally recognized as the 12-year-old subject in Afghan Girl, a 1984 portrait taken by American photojournalist Steve McCurry that was later published as the cover photograph for the June 1985 issue of National Geographic. The portrait was shot at Nasir Bagh, Pakistan, while Gula was residing there as an Afghan refugee fleeing the Soviet–Afghan War. Despite the photograph's high global recognition, Gula's identity remained unknown until 2002, when her whereabouts were verified and she was photographed for the second time in her life. Having lived and raised a family in Pakistan for 35 years, Gula was arrested by Pakistani authorities in 2016 and subsequently deported to Afghanistan in 2017 on the charge of possessing forged identity documents. However, in November 2021, Gula was granted asylum in Italy, three months after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1972-03-20 (52 years old)

Birth Place
Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

Religion
Sunni Islam

Citizenships
Kingdom of Afghanistan, Afghanistan

Residences
Italy, Italy

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