Afghanistan's former king arrives home after long exile

Afghanistan's former king arrives home after long exile

KABUL, Afghanistan - Former Afghan king Zahir Shah (C) shakes hands with Japan's charge d'affaires Kinichi Komano at Kabul airport on April 18 after arriving there accompanied by interim government leader Hamid Karzai from Rome. The 87-year-old Zahir Shah was in exile in Italy for 29 years.

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