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National Geographic 'The Afghan Girl' Arrested in Pakistan

Sharbat Gula faces possible 14 years in prison

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National Geographic 'The Afghan Girl' Arrested in Pakistan
Steve McCurry for National Geographic

PAKISTAN -- The recognizable green eyes of Sharbat Gula also known as Sharbat Bibi, 'The Afghan girl' became one of National Geographic Magazine's most famous covers. Gula's famous photograph brought attention to the issue of fleeing refugees from Afghanistan in the 1980s, she is now in a Pakistan jail.

On October 25, 2016 Federal Intelligence Agency (FIA) arrested Gula in Peshawar, capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan for living in the country with fraudulent identity papers.

According to the Dawn News Agency in Pakistan, federal agents arrested her as part of an inquiry into forged national identity cards after a lengthy 2-year investigation of Gula and her husband.

"The Federal Intelligence Agency is searching for 3 NADRA officials whom they believe issued Gula with the fraudulent identity false papers," Shahid Ilyas, an official at the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) commented.

Charged under Section 419, 420 of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 5(2) of Prohibition of Corruption Act, Gula is facing a possible prison sentence of 14 years and a fine of US$5,000. Gula faces deportation from Pakistan.

Non-governmental organizations like Human Rights Watch, spoke about the mission of the Pakistani government to get rid of 2.5 million others like Gula through a ''national action plan'' to repatriate all Afghans.





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