Nat Geo’s famed ‘Afghan girl’ arrested for forgery

Pakistani authorities have arrested the famous green-eyed “Afghan girl” immortalized on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985 for living in the country with forged identity papers.

Sharbat Gula was arrested with two men, reportedly her sons, and is believed to be deported pending further investigations, according to media reports.

Gula rose to fame when her haunting close-up image was captured by photographer Steve McCurry and published in the National Geographic magazine. It became one of the most famous cover images in the publication’s history.

Sharbat Gula, a girl from the iconic picture of @NatGeo has been arrested for possessing false documentation. her face still tells so much.. pic.twitter.com/wihwkmJtOM

— Giorgi Tabagari (@Tabagari) October 26, 2016