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Never compromised on Afghan pride: Sharbat Gula

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KABUL and never asked for help amid hard times and fame.

Gula, who was made famous by a National Geographic cover in 1985, arrived in Kabul from Pakistan through the Torkham border after completing a 14-day jail sentence she served in hospital in Peshawar where she was treated for Hepatitis C.

She had been arrested in Peshawar during a raid on her home and convicted of having fake ID papers. She had confessed to all charges against . . .

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