This story appears in the December 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. Twenty-five years ago an Afghan girl with green eyes haunted the cover of National Geographic. She became the iconic ...

Beyond the myth of exploration lies a rich and overlooked history Beyond the myth of exploration lies a rich and overlooked history She founded an Afghan girls school. Now she runs it in exile.

This story appears in the October 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. Thirty-four years ... Rather, it’s of Sharbat Gula, an Afghan girl of maybe 12 when photographer Steve McCurry ...

This story appears in the February 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The khan dreams ... The death rate for children among Afghan Kyrgyz may be the highest in the world.