Sharbat Gula became the face of the struggles of Afghan refugees in Pakistan when she and her piercing green eyes landed on the cover of National Geographic in 1985. Now, Gula is once again a symbol of the ongoing problems of many Afghan refugees.
Pakistani authorities found Gula, who became known as “Afghan girl” after her National Geographic cover, living in the country under fraudulent identification, according to Agence France-Presse. Pakistani authorities accuse her of bypassing Pakistan’s Computerized National Identity Cards system and applying for an ID last April in Peshawar using the name “Sharbat Bibi.”
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”No,” she told National Geographic. “But life under the Taliban was better. At least there was peace and order.”
