The Eyes of Afghanistan
Photograph by Steve McCurry
In the shade of an open tent flap, photographer Steve McCurry immortalized the haunted eyes of a 12-year-old refugee in a camp on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
The girl?s piercing green eyes, shocked with hints of blue and fear, gave away her story. Soviet helicopters destroyed her village and family, forcing her to make a two-week trek out of the perilous mountains of Afghanistan.
Source: National Geographic
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Shana:
You know, she was 12 in this picture.
dennis:
This girl is now a middle-aged woman with several children. She still lives in poverty in Afghanistan. She doesn't look at all like you might think she would. Life has been hard, VERY HARD.
Stefan:
This is an amazing picture which has made Steve McCurry famos. Unfortunately I do not belive that he has autorized publischining this picture. Submit your own as thay are that good.
chelle:
her eyes are so haunting... it really kind of scares me to think of what she had gone through to get that look in her eyes
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