Editing Mohammad Zahir Shah (section)

== Death ==
[[File:Tomb of former King Zahir Shah - panoramio.jpg|thumb|200px|Tomb of Zahir Shah]]
On 23 July 2007, Zahir Shah died in the compound of the presidential palace in Kabul at the age of 92 after a long illness – 74 years after he ascended the throne and 34 years after his abdication. His death was announced on national television by President Karzai,<ref name=NYTobit>Barry Bearak, [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/23/world/asia/23cnd-shah.html "Former King of Afghanistan Dies at 92"], ''The New York Times'', 23 July 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/world/asia/24shah.html|title=Mohammad Zahir Shah, Last Afghan King, Dies at 92|first=Barry|last=Bearak|date=24 July 2007|access-date=8 March 2019|work=The New York Times}}</ref> who said "He was the servant of his people, the friend of his people, he was a very kind person, kind hearted. He believed in the rule of the people and in human rights."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHbb6ju5tv8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/jHbb6ju5tv8| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=President Karzai announcing death of King Zahir Shah|last=AP Archive|date=21 July 2015|access-date=8 March 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> His funeral was held on 24 July. It began on the premises of the presidential palace, where politicians and dignitaries paid their respects; his coffin was then taken to a mosque before being moved to the royal mausoleum on Maranjan Hill in eastern Kabul.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290595,00.html "Afghanistan's King Mohammad Zahir Shah Laid to Rest"], Associated Press (Fox News), 24 July 2007.</ref>

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| header = 5 [[Afghan afghani]] (1961)
| image = File:5 Afghani (1961).jpg
| caption_left = '''Obverse''': Portrait of Mohammad Zahir Shah with lettering "* محمد ظاهر * دافغانستان" (Mohammad Zahir Afghanistan) on top and "۱۳۴۰-۱۳۸۱" (1340–1381) at bottom.
| caption_right = '''Reverse''': Wheat ear flank on the side and denomination in the centre. Lettering "پنج" (five), "۵" (5) and "افغانی" (Afghanis).
| width = 250
| footer = Afghani coin from reign of Shah minted in c. 1962 corresponding to 1340 and 1381 in Lunar and Solar Hijri years respectively.
| position = right
| margin = 0
}}

[[File:Zahir Shah stamp 1971.jpg|thumb|Postage stamp, 1971]]