As they withdraw, coalition forces will leave behind in southern Afghanistan a slew of local security forces at odds with each other. By Matthieu Aikins The 40-year reign of the former king, which ...

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.

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. He had been ...

The relevance to Libya is difficult to overlook. Fourteen years after the fall of Gaddafi, Libya remains divided, and every political roadmap has failed. Yet a growing number of Libyans are turning ...

Afghanistan mourns the loss of its former king, Mohammed Zahir Shah, who died at age 92 after a long illness. Government offices are closed and flags are flying at half-staff for the man whose reign ...

Karzai also met Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to discuss the international peace-keeping force which is set to arrive in Afghanistan shortly after the new administration is sworn in. Italy ...

ROME, April 18 (Thursday) -- Mohammed Zahir Shah, the 87-year-old former king of Afghanistan, flew out of Italy under tight security early this morning after nearly 30 years of exile, bound for his ...

The ruler of Afghanistan is a man of many accomplishments. At 51, Mohammed Zahir Shah can snag the wiliest trout in the Hindu Kush, swoop down a ski slope at 60 m.p.h., or drop a brace of partridge as ...

He was the second son of Zahir Shah, the last reigning king of the Barakzai dynasty, who was ousted in a coup in July 1973 while in Rome for cataract eye surgery. The usurper, Mohammed Daoud Khan, ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Former Afghan King Mohammad Zahir Shah has died aged 92, the private Afghan television network Tolo said on Monday. Shah ruled Afghanistan from 1933 until he was deposed in 1973 and ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Former Afghan King Mohammad Zahir Shah has died aged 92, the private Afghan television network Tolo said on Monday. Shah ruled Afghanistan from 1933 until he was deposed in 1973 and ...