KABUL: The green-eyed "Afghan Girl" Sharbat Gula, whose 1985 photo in National Geographic magazine became a worldwide sensation, has arrived to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul. "The iconic Sharbat Gula will soon be in Bengaluru, India, for medical treatment of Hepatitis C- free of cost- Thank you India for being a true friend!" tweeted Afghan Ambassador Shaida Abdali. Gula was deported from Pakistan after she was arrested from her house in Peshawar with a forged Pakistani Computerised National Identity Card. Abdali tweeted that she would receive free treatment in India. He also thanked Narayana Health City in a tweet, saying, "Touched by NARAYANA, hospital in Bangalore, offering the Iconic Sharbatgal free of cost treatment and hospitality: "friend in need"
Narayana Hrudayalaya successfully treated a two-year-old Pakistani girl Noor Fathima in 2003. She was born with several holes in her heart, and her surgery became a symbol of India-Pakistan friendship. It was after this surgery that more children from the neighbouring country were brought to India for treatment.
