Afghanistan: Coup anniversary remembered

By July 17, 1973, while Zahir Shah and his family were on a reported stopover visit to Italy, then-army commander Lieutenant-General Mohammad Daoud Khan seized control in Kabul. - Afghanistan: Coup anniversary remembered - Asia Times Online - Mohammed Zahir Shah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Afghanland.com Afghanistan Mohammad Zahir Shah - Mohammad Zahir Shah, Last Afghan King, Dies at 92 - New York Times