KABUL, Afghanistan – Mohammad Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan who returned from three decades of exile to bless his war-battered country's fragile course toward democracy, died Monday ...

But Zahir Shah managed to keep it clear of the fray, as he had during World War II. The king turned Afghanistan into a constitutional monarchy in 1964. The new constitution mandated primary ...

Afghanistan's deposed king, Mohammed Zahir Shah, arrived in his homeland Thursday after nearly three decades in exile in Italy. The former king now faces the burden of restoring unity to a country ...

Kabul, Afghanistan — Mohammad Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan who returned from three decades of exile to bless his war-battered country’s fragile course toward democracy, has died ...

An associate of former Afghan King Zahir Shah has returned to Afghanistan for the first time in more than 30 years on a fact-finding mission for the former monarch. RFE/RL correspondent Ron ...

Mohammad Zahir Shah, 92, the king of Afghanistan who emerged from forced exile in 2002 to become the ceremonial "father of the nation" after the Taliban's retreat, died July 23 in Kabul.

KABUL, Afghanistan – An honor guard lowered the body of Afghanistan's last king into a bullet-riddled hillside tomb Tuesday, as dignitaries, lawmakers and relatives said goodbye to the man they ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — The death of Afghanistan’s last king, Mohammad Zahir Shah, plunged his battered country into mourning Monday and inspired a wave of nostalgia for better days. Mr. Zahir ...

A nimble survivor during four decades as king of Afghanistan, Mohammad Zahir Shah, who died yesterday at 92, avoided assassination and chaos, both of which often threatened in his backward nation.

KABUL, Afghanistan — Mohammad Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan who returned from three decades of exile to bless his war-battered country's fragile course toward democracy, has died ...