Acclaimed photographer Steve McCurry captured the beauty of Afghanistan for almost 4 decades. He describes his hopes and fears for its people after the Taliban takeover.

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The last time McCurry visited Afghanistan was in 2016. At the time, he captured a much more peaceful life. Women walking unaccompanied on the streets, little girls attending school, and men praying in mosques.

"It's really devastating to see the situation now," McCurry told Insider from his home in Pennsylvania.

At the time, he captured a much more peaceful life. Women walking unaccompanied on the streets, little girls attending school, and men praying in mosques."People had hopes, dreams, and were aspiring to do something. There was kind of a normal aspiration that you would expect in literally every other country in the world," he said.

The photo was featured on the front cover of National Geographic multiple times and became one of the most recognized images ever. But it is by far his favorite.. "But the phenomena around it grew over the years. It is a fine picture and it's better to be remembered for one than not at all."Kunduz, Afghanistan in 2003.In 2016, Gula found herself in the spotlight again after being arrested by Pakistani police on suspicion of forging an identity document.

 

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