McCurry did not know who the girl was when he took her picture in 1985, but in 2002 he managed to find her for the first time since the picture was taken, and he could then confirm that the girl, who was then a grown woman, was Sharbat Gula.
McCurry visti ikki, hvør gentan var, tá hann tók mynd av henni í 1985, men í 2002 eydnaðist tað honum at finna fram til hennara fyri fyrstu ferð, síðan myndin varð tikin, og hann kundi tá staðfesta, at gentan, sum tá var vaksin kvinna, var Sharbat Gula.