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 ...

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, President ...

The last time Afghanistan pinned its hopes on Mohammed Zahir Shah, he was not much more than a boy. In 1933, as a 19-year-old Prince, he witnessed the assassination of his father, King Nadir Shah, and ...

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 ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and foreign troops beefed up security in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, on Tuesday ahead of the state funeral for the country's last king, Mohammad Zahir Shah, who died at the ...

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 18 -- He could not sleep on the flight. Other passengers noticed that he shunned earplugs despite the roar of the military cargo plane's engines. When the plane finally ...

Who is the king of Afghanistan, and why should anyone think he can head a new Afghani government? Mohammad Zahir Shah, 86, reigned from 1933 to 1973 as the last monarch of the ethnic Pashtun dynasty ...

KABUL (Reuters) - The last king of Afghanistan, Mohammad Zahir Shah, was buried on Tuesday at a state funeral where thousands bid farewell to the monarch remembered for his peaceful reign who became ...

Zahir Shah is accused of participating in a scheme involving about $8 million in fraudulent Medicare claims. (WDIV) WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. – A 48-year-old West Bloomfield man pleaded guilty Thursday ...

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.