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The
Afghan Girl. . . A Life Revealed?
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-Introduction |
The following timeline represents events taking place after the birth of the Afghan Girl. 1972-1974: The 'Afghan Girl', Sarbat Gula is born. The exact date is unknown as the there are no records to track the births and deaths of most people in Afghanistan. 1978: First Communist President seizes control of Afghanistan in coup. 1979, December: 80,000 Soviet Troops cross the Afghan border to
replace the 1980's, The Soviets lay over 5 million mines in their effort to occupy the country and fight resistance. 1984: The first photo of the 'Afghan Girl' is taken. 1988: USSR withdraws troops. Upon withdrawl of Soviet troops, Afghanistan is run by People's Democratic party for the next 14 years. February, 1989: Soviets withdraw last remaining troops from Afghanistan. September, 1996: Taliban captures the capital and oust President Burhanuddin Rabbani. 2002: Steve McCurry travels to Afghanistan to find the 'Afghan Girl' and document the events of her life over the 17 years since the first photo was taken. 2002: National Geographic starts the Afghan Girls fund to help pay
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