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 ...

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 ...

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, July 23 (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 ...