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Woman in Famous National Geographic ‘Afghan Girl’ Photo Arrested in Pakistan

Sharbat Gula, the ‘Afghan Girl’ featured in an iconic National Geographic cover, has been arrested in Pakistan for living in the country with fraudulent identity papers. The piercing photo of the 12-year-old Gula, taken by Steve McMurry, drew attention to the plight of Afghan refugees who fled to Pakistan in the 1980s and became one of the most famous magazine covers in history. Now, Pakistani officials say Gula faces a possible prison sentence after Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency arrested her after a two-year investigation into forged national identity cards in Peshwar, the AFP reports.

 

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