Former Afghan king visits father's war-damaged grave

Saturday, April 20, 2002

KABUL, Afghanistan -- On his first stop since returning to his homeland, Former Afghan king Mohammad Zaher Shah made an emotional visit to the grave of his father Friday, looking with dismay at a once glorious crypt wrecked by war.

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