PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Bail for the iconic "Afghan Girl," photographed in 1984 for the cover of National Geographic, was denied Wednesday in a Peshawar, Pakistan, court.
Sharbat Gula was arrested Oct. 26 for alleged forgery of a Pakistani identification card. Her lawyers said she has Hepatitis C and high blood pressure and needs care, is a widow and sole provider for her family, and was traveling to her native Afghanistan when she was arrested. They added she should be grant bail because the Pakistani government extended the terms of the voluntary return to Afghanistan by Afghan refugees to Oct. 31.