Afghan girl from famous cover portrait is evacuated to Italy

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In this photograph taken connected Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, Pakistan's Inam Khan, proprietor of a publication store shows a transcript of a mag with the photograph of Afghan exile pistillate Sharbat Gulla, from his uncommon postulation successful Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. A Pakistani authoritative says National Geographic's famed green-eyed 'Afghan Girl' has made her archetypal quality earlier a court, insisting she did not fraudulently get Pakistani nationality.(AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

By: The Associated Press & Scripps National

Posted at 2:27 PM, Nov 26, 2021

and past updated 2021-11-26 15:27:50-05

ROME (AP) — National Geographic's famed green-eyed "Afghan Girl" has arrived successful Italy arsenic portion of the West's evacuation of Afghans pursuing the Taliban takeover of the country.

The bureau of Premier Mario Draghi said Italy organized Sharbat Gulla's evacuation aft she asked to beryllium helped to permission the country.

The Italian authorities volition present assistance to get her integrated into beingness successful Italy.

Gulla gained planetary fame successful 1984 aft warfare lensman Steve McCurry's photograph of her, with piercing greenish eyes, was published connected the screen of National Geographic.

According to the Associated Press, she was recovered again by McCurry successful 2002.

In 2014, she surfaced successful Pakistan but went into hiding aft she was ordered deported for allegedly purchasing a fake Pakistani individuality card, the quality outlet reported.

She was flown successful 2016 to Kabul wherever the president handed her keys to a caller apartment.