he spoke to al jazeera with an excisioexhibition of his work. >> my name is steve mccurry. i have been going to afghanistan every year. by first went there i -- when i first went there i could walk anywhere in the hills, alone, without an escort, without a guide. today that's absolutely out of the question. there's many occasions in afghanistan where i thought maybe this was my last day. i've been stopped at gunpoint several times on the street. my hotel room was robbed while i was in it. and under fire numerous times throughout various incarnations of this ongoing conflict. when i took that picture and it ended up on the cover of national geographic in june of 1985, we have sort of got be letters, thousands of letters from people all over the world wanting to send her money, send her can clothes, men wanted to marry her, outpouring of concern and interest. what's so compelling about did afghan girl photograph is that it's a mixture of emotions, speaks in some ways to the fact that she was not only a refugee but also an orphan. they have an incredible sense of humor, wit wi