Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry

The Afghan Girl photo was taken by photographer steve McCurry.  The girl had the photo taken of her when she was a refugee of the Soviet Occupation of Pakistan.  This photo came to be the symbol of the 1980's afghan conflict and of refugee situations worldwide. The portrait contains a girl who has red clothing on and is staring with bright green eyes directly into the viewers eyes when they look at the photo. After the photo was taken searches were conducted to find the girl but were unsuccessful until she was found at the age of thirty in a remote area of Afghanistan.