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‘Afghan Girl’: National Geographic cover star arrested

2016-10-26
By: Matters India
On: October 26, 2016
In: International

An Afghan woman immortalised on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985 as a green-eyed 12-year-old has been arrested in Pakistan for holding fake identity papers, officials say. Sharbat Gula could face a fine and up to 14 years in jail. Officials say she was arrested by Pakistan’s FederalContinue Reading

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