Afghanistan's former king ends exile, leaves Rome for Kabul

Thursday, April 18, 2002

ROME -- Afghanistan's deposed monarch, Mohammad Zaher Shah, ended a 29-year exile in Italy on Thursday and headed home to Afghanistan -- a historic return that many believe will help stabilize the war-ravaged country and unify its ethnic and tribal groups.

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