Afghan Pres. Ashraf Ghani has welcomed home Sharbat Gulla, National Geographic’s famed green-eyed "Afghan Girl," just hours after she was deported from Pakistan, the latest in the odyssey of the globally recognized refugee. Gulla’s deportation came after a regional court in the Pakistani city of Peshawar convicted her on charges of carrying a forged Pakistani ID card and staying in the country illegally. She appeared on the cover of a 1985 National Geographic magazine, highlighting the plight of refugees.[FULL STORY HERE]
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