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.

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 ...

Afghanistan Mourns King Zahir ShahAfghanistan 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As king of Afghanistan, Mohammed Zahir Shah used to golf, ski, shoot partridge and fish for trout in the Hindu Kush. Today the 86-year-old Shah lives in quiet exile in Rome, confining himself to the ...

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 ...

A third-century B.C.E. plaque unearthed at Ai-Khanoum in Afghanistan depicts the mother goddess Cybele in a chariot driven by Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Thierry Ollivier / Musée Guimet via ...

NPR's Ivan Watson reports on two major events in Afghanistan. Late last night an American fighter jet mistakenly bombed a group of Canadian forces. Canadian officials report four dead and eight ...

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, 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 ...