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Afghanistan's former king to return home in March

Afghanistan's former King Zahir Shah will end 28 years of exile and return home in mid-March.

The king's youngest son, Mirwais Shah, says his father will be accompanied home by Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid Karzai.

The ailing 87-year-old monarch has been exiled in Italy since he was ousted in a bloodless palace coup in 1973.

28/01/2002 4:05:51 AM | ABC Radio Australia News

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