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'Afghan Girl' Mystery Solved After 17 years of looking, photographer Steve McCurry has finally located the subject of his most famous photo: the young Afghan girl whose green eyes stared out from the cover of National Geographic.

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After 17 years of looking, photographer Steve McCurry has finally located the subject of his most famous photo: the young Afghan girl whose green eyes stared out from the cover of National Geographic.