Iris scan identifies ''Afghan girl''
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| National Geographic. |
Iris recognition technology was used to identify Sharbat Gula, the "Afghan girl" with piercing green eyes who appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985. The process of finding her and verifying her identity is detailed in a television documentary on the National Geographic Channel, with international airdates beginning March 18, 2002.
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Advanced identification technology confirms match
"The match of Sharbat Gula's eyes to the eyes on the 1985 cover photo was irrefutable, as we achieved a 1 in 100 million probability of a
false match. There is no doubt in my mind that National Geographic has found the girl in the cover photo," said Ulf Cahn von Seelen,
director of algorithms for Iridian Technologies.
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