Former Afghan king Mohammad Zahir Shah dies - TV

KABUL, July 23 (Reuters) Former Afghan King Mohammad Zahir Shah has died aged 92, the private Afghan television network Tolo said today.

Shah ruled Afghanistan from 1933 until he was deposed in 1973 and lived in exile Italy before returning home in 2002.

''The former King Mohammad Zahir Shah has died,'' the private Tolo TV station said.

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