Ruling on Khula after the Second Divorce

Question
A wife was divorced twice by her husband, and in the third time, she initiated the khula. Does the khula count as a divorce, meaning has she reached three divorces or not?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: Legal khula is a type of divorce, and it results in one divorce, and the waiting period is required, and God knows best.
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