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National Geographic 'Afghan Girl' in Pakistan Papers Probe

Pakistani officials are investigating after the famous green-eyed “Afghan girl” immortalised in a 1985 National Geographic magazine cover was found living in the country on fraudulent identity papers. The haunting image of the then 12-year-old Sharbat Gula, taken in a refugee camp by photographer Steve McCurry, became the most famous cover image in the magazine’s history. After a 17-year search, McCurry tracked Gula down to a remote Afghan village in […]