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Afghan Sharbat Gula, famous for Steve McCurry's 1985 portrait for the cover of National Geographic, came to Rome as part of the Italian asylum and evacuation program from Afghanistan, the government announced.
Mario Draghi's Executive confirmed yesterday that the arrival of the 49-year-old Afghan woman responds to
requests from civil society,
specifically non-governmental organizations active in Afghanistan.
Like many of his compatriots, Sharbat Gula had asked these entities for help to leave his country after the Taliban seized control last August, taking advantage of the departure of US troops.
In this way, the Italian Government "promoted and organized" their transfer to Italy within the framework of its program for the evacuation of Afghans to guarantee their "reception and integration".
A young Gula surprised the world with
the strength of her face and the power of her intense green eyes,
thanks to a portrait made by Steve McCurry in a camp in Pakistan with which he illustrated a report on Afghan refugees in June 1985.
Thus, it immediately became a symbol of the drama and the vicissitudes of the Afghans, who at that time were in full war for the invasion of the Soviet Union.
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