Sharbat Gula, the young Afghan girl with green eyes who became famous after her photo was published on the cover of National Geographic and who become a symbol of the Afghan refugees, was expelled from Pakistan to Afghanistan after a short period of time she spent in prison for possession of false identity documents. The woman was transported in a car until the border between … [Read more...]
The National Geographic’s Afghan Girl arrested for papers falsification
The 'Afghan girl' with green eyes whose face appeared in 1985 on the cover of National Geographic and whose photo became one of the most well-known photos in the world was arrested in Pakistan for papers falsification, stated on Wednesday official sources, tells the DPA. Sharbat Gula, nicknamed the 'Mona Lisa of the Afghanistan war' due to the photography made by Steve McCurry, … [Read more...]