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Please do not reinsert images of Sharbat Gula unless you can tag them correctly and find a way that these qualify under a qualifying license (fairuse... etc). Jtkiefer ^{T | @ | C} ----- 22:01, August 31, 2005 (UTC)

I'm writng to Steve for permission and if I don't hear from him I'll write to NG. CDA 23:03, 31 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The direct to national geographic showed her with her children. I edited the article for accuracy.Levarro 04:04, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Where is she now?

Anyone know any news about her? Is she alive now? What happened to her next?

I don't know if this is right, but someone said she went to Canada.--LF2 00:38, 16 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

National Geographic had a follow-up of her when they and McCurry found her again. It included a photo of her from more recent times. I don't have the issue date/number on me.64.162.78.130 02:50, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Charitable foundation

Does anyone have a link to the charitable foundation that can be placed in External Links?

Done. 68.162.163.48

Graceless Aging

I'm sorry, but damn... Did anybody else notice how beat up she was looking in her older picture (no pun intended)? She looks more like a 40 year old not 30. It's a shame, because she was a cute girl.

This is an obvious truth that most people are unwilling to speak; the great thing about Wikipedia is that you can say things anonymously, without fear of repercussions. According to the CIA World Factbook the life expectancy at birth for women born in 2006 in Afghanistan is forty-three and a half years. -Ashley Pomeroy 02:06, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Give me a break. I didn't realize Wikipedia was a place created by men, for men, so that men could pass judgment on women's beauty. This "widely considered a disappointment" crap in the entry has to go, and I deleted it. At least provide a source for what is otherwise opionated chatter. 24.58.172.158 (talk) 18:12, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

she is 30? she looks like 55 years old . too bad she was so pretty

55 sounds about right. Taking the ratio between the life expectancies of US female (80.97 years, 2007 est) and Afghan female (43.6years, 2007 est), a 30 year old Afghan woman would compare to a 55 year old US woman. Shawnc 16:11, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's the consequence of living in a country that's suffered war after war after war. Special thanks needs to be extended to the Soviets, the many Afghani warlords and Taliban, as well as the Americans and the Brits. The country hasn't known peace in ages. Terrible living standards are going to have an effect on the way anyone looks. 172.200.102.249 (talk) 16:37, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image Licensing

Currently the image licensing status of the photo "Afghan Girl" is:

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Notice that it says that: It is not acceptable to use images with this tag in the article of the person or persons depicted on the cover, unless used directly in connection with the publication of this image. Such usages will be removed. PleASE DO NOT reinsert the photo of Sharbat Gula until it's properly licensed, otherwise it may costitute an infringemnt of Steve McCurrys copyright.·Maunus· ·ƛ· 05:50, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

this is not a license, it is a rationale, and it is the wrong one. i've added the

This image is a faithful digitisation of a unique historic image, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the person who created the image or the agency employing the person. It is believed that the use of this image may qualify as non-free use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

Please remember that the non-free content criteria require that non-free images on Wikipedia must not "[be] used in a manner that is likely to replace the original market role of the original copyrighted media." Use of historic images from press agencies must only be of a transformative nature, when the image itself is the subject of commentary rather than the event it depicts (which is the original market role, and is not allowed per policy). Fair use

To the uploader:

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If this tag does not accurately describe this image, please replace it with an appropriate one.

tag, which is indubitably applicable to the image. 67.68.240.172 14:22, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Name Translation

I don't know any Pashto to comment much further but the translation of her name to "flower juice girl" seems odd. Wouldn't the flower juice be "nectar" in English? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.243.220.42 (talk) 15:42, 4 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]