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Pakistan Deports Sharbat Gula

November 9, 2016 by

An Afghan woman made famous by a National Geographic cover in 1985 has been deported from Pakistan after she was convicted of having fake ID papers. Sharbat Gula had served a 15-day prison sentence in hospital where she was treated for hepatitis C. She was handed to Afghan officials at the border and is expected … Read more

Pakistan Deports ‘green-Eyed Girl’ Sharbat Gula

November 9, 2016 by

Pakistan has deported Sharbat Gula, the “green-eyed Afghan girl” in the renowned 1985 National Geographic photo, for using fraudulent identity documents, according to officials. Police escorted Gula on Tuesday from a Peshawar hospital, where she had been staying since her arrest last month for living illegally in Pakistan. Gula, who had become the symbol of … Read more