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Zahir Shah, Mohammad

Afghan ex-Monarch in Peace Moves
BBC News article about how the former king sent a delegation with a peace proposal to Islamabad, to meet both Pakistani and Taleban officials.
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_839000/839685.stm
Afghanistan: Former King Urges Aid as Donor Nations Meet in Islamabad
Discusses a meeting of major donor nations in Islamabad that had the purpose of assessing the humanitarian needs of Afghanistan.
www.europaworld.org/issue38/afghanistanformerkingurges8601.htm
Guardian Unlimited: UN Visit Boosts Claims of ex-King of Afghanistan
Zahir Shah says he wants to free his people and wants to lead a transitional government should the U.S. succeed in overthrowing the Taliban.
www.guardian.co.uk/waronterror/story/0,1361,556937,00.html
King Zahir Shah
Biographical information.
www.afghan-network.net/Rulers/zahir_shah.html
Profile: Mohamed Zahir Shah
From the Observer (UK) newspaper.
www.observer.co.uk/waronterrorism/story/0,1373,556614,00.html
Spotlight Falls on Afghan ex-King
BBC News article explaining that Afghanistan's former monarch could play a major role in a future settlement for the country.
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1559000/1559318.stm

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