J C writes:

Are you talking about that photo of the girl with the burningly bright
eyes that appears in all their ads?

Yes.

Was that taken in Afghanistan?

Yes. They finally found the girl (now a woman) recently and turned it
into a Major Media Event. The fact that they (presumably) never got a
release from her to begin with is never mentioned, even though her image
was used in some pretty commercial ways for decades.

So if your talking about the photo that I
have in mind, its pretty old.

It has been quite a cash cow for National Geographic. Much more than
you'd expect for mere "editorial" usage.

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