The team found Sharbat Gula, then around age 30, in a remote region of Afghanistan; she had returned to her native country from the refugee camp in 1992. Her identity was confirmed by John Daugman using iris recognition. She recalled being photographed. She had been photographed on only three occasions: in 1984 and during the search for her when a "National Geographic" producer took the identifying pictures that led to the reunion with McCurry. She had never seen "Afghan Girl" until it was shown to her in 2002.