( CNN ) The Afghan girl whose arresting green eyes made her face known around the world in 1985 has resurfaced , this time in connection with fraudulently obtained identity cards in Pakistan . Sharbat Gula was 12 when photographer Steve McCurry captured his iconic image of her living in a refugee camp for Afghan nationals in Peshawar , Pakistan . The image appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine . This week , Pakistani media revealed that a woman believed to be her and two men said to be her sons allegedly obtained national identity cards using forged documents . An official in Pakistan 's National Database and Registration Authority ( NADRA ) confirmed the account to CNN , saying the woman -- identified as Sharbat Bibi -- claimed to have been born in Peshawar . The official spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity . The cards have since been canceled and four NADRA officials have been suspended in connection with the investigation , Pakistan 's Dawn newspaper reported , citing an anonymous agency source . Such documents are off limits for Afghan nationals living in the country , the newspaper said . It 's unclear if Sharbat Gula remains in Peshawar or has gone elsewhere . Some 1.5 million registered refugees from Afghanistan are living in Pakistan , according to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees . More than 3.8 million have returned to Afghanistan , according to the agency . Pressure has been mounting in Pakistan for the remaining refugees to return home , the New York Times reported this week .
`` Afghan Girl '' from 1985 National Geographic cover resurfaces in documents probe . A government official confirms she and two men fraudulently obtained identity cards .