Story highlights "Afghan Girl" from 1985 National Geographic cover resurfaces in documents probe

A government official confirms she and two men fraudulently obtained identity cards

(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.

The photo of Sharbat Bibi from her Nadra form.

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.

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