Sharbat Gula, the Afghan woman made famous by photographer Steve McCurry’s iconic Afghan Girl photo, has escaped the Taliban in Afghanistan and has been evacuated to Italy. The 49-year-old Gula, also known as Sharbat Bibi, received international attention as a young girl after photojournalist Steve McCurry photographed her at the Nasir Bagh refugee camp in […]
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The woman known as “Afghan Girl” has been arrested in Pakistan for using a fake identity card and living in the country illegally. 46-year-old Sharbat Gulla (also known as Sharbat Bibi) became internationally famous as a young girl after being discovered by photographer Steve McCurry at a refugee camp back in 1984. His portrait of […] petapixel.com »
2016-10-26 22:09
Foreign correspondent and photographer for the Los Angeles Times, Marcus Yam, has covered events in Afghanistan since 2017, including the political disruption of the last few months when the Taliban took control of the country.
Los Angeles Times photojournalist Marcus Yam was documenting the events in Kabul, Afghanistan, yesterday when he had the crazy experience of being beaten by the Taliban, detained, and then offered an energy drink.