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| Pakistan has reportedly arrested Nat Geo’s green-eyed Afghan girl |
| 2016-10-27 |
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The authorities in Pakistain have reportedly juggedDrop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! a famous Afghan girl who gained fame after one of her photographs appeared in National Geographic magazine in 1985. Local media quoting the Pakistain authorities reported Wednesday that Sharbat Gula was arrested on Tuesday and is in jug for further investigation regarding the alleged forgery in producing the Pak identty card. Gula who is believed to be in her 40s was arrested from her home for forgery of a Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC), the FIA sources said. Bibi had Pak and Afghan ID cards in her possession, and both ID cards have been recovered from her, the FIA sources said. Gula has been charged under Section 419, 420 of the Pakistain Penal Code and Section 5(2) of Prohibition of Corruption Act. She gained global recognition when her photograph was featured on National Geographic Magazine’s cover in 1985 and was linked with Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona. Gula been residing together with her sons in Nasir Bagh camp established for Afghan refugees since she moved to Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. in 1984. A short documentary was made by the magazine where she was dubbed the ’Mona Lisa of Afghan war’. Sharbat remained anonymous for years after her first photo made it to the cover until she was rediscovered by National Geographic in 2002. The documentary was followed by her global recongition when her photograph was featured on National Geographic Magazine’s cover in 1985 and was linked with Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona. Her story is, tragically, shared by many outside of Afghanistan as well ‐ the most current being the desperate refugees fleeing Syria. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The years and Afghan life have not been easy on her. Pics at link |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-10-27 12:07 |