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Karzai announces death of King Zahir Shah ADDS voxpops, tomb

(23 Jul 2007) SHOTLIST Kabul, Afghanistan - 23 July 2007 1. Wide exterior of tower at entrance to Presidential Palace 2. Afghan President Hamid Karzai walking towards camera with government officials 3. Wide of Karzai at microphone before press 4. SOUNDBITE: (Dari) Hamid Karzai, Afghan President: "Mohammad Zahir Shah, the father of the nation of Afghanistan today passed away, this morning at 0545 local time (0115 GMT). He left this world and has joined another world." 5. Wide of Karzai addressing media 6. SOUNDBITE: (Dari) Hamid Karzai, Afghan President: "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." 7. Wide of Tomb of King Mohammed Nadir Shah, father of former King Mohammed Zahir Shah, government officials inspecting site to oversee start of preparations for funeral of former Afghan king Mohammed Zahir Shah 8. Mid shot tomb covered ion scaffolding 9. Afghan officials at tomb 10. Wide of tomb 11. Wide top shot of crowd in Kabul 12. Mid top shot crowded market place 13. SOUNDBITE: (Dari) Ghulam Shah, local resident, Vox pop: "We are very upset to hear about his (former king Mohammed Zahir Shah's) death. He was a very good and honest guy. His death is a big loss for the nation. He was an honest man and I think that the 40 years in which he ran the country was the best era of leadership in Afghanistan." 14. Top shot of traffic on street 15. SOUNDBITE: (Dari) Sayed Mushtaba, local resident, Vox pop: "He was a man who wasted his 90 years of life living in a world of luxury. He never did anything for the nation. For me he isn't 'The Father of the Nation.' Now that he is dead I'm happy. I'm not upset at all." 16. Mid shot market 17. SOUNDBITE: (Dari) Daoud Shah, local resident, Vox pop: "I believe his death is a big loss for the country and for all the people especially at this point in time. We share the grief and express our condolences to his family and friends and may God bless his soul." 18. Wide of shoppers in market place FILE: Kabul, Afghanistan - 18 April 2002 19. Various of King Zahir Shah getting out of plane and standing on Afghan soil after 23 years in exile, being met by then Afghanistan interim leader and later president Hamid Karzai and officials, honour guard and wellwishers at the airport FILE: Rome, Italy - 23 September, 2001 20. Various of the King at his residence in Olgiata, on the outskirts of Rome, meeting the UN delegate for Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell, during talks prior to US military strike on Afghanistan FILE: Spinboldak, Afghanistan - 9 December, 2001 21. Man with bike that has a picture of the king attached. 22. Close up picture (an example the king's popularity remained during his exile) FILE: Kabul, Afghanistan - 14 December 2003 23. Various of the King and president Karzai during the opening ceremony of the constitutional convention STORYLINE Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a public announcement in Kabul on Monday of the death of Mohammad Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan who returned from three decades of exile to bless his war-battered country's fragile course toward democracy. Zahir Shah was 92. Seen as weak but well-meaning during his 40-year reign, Zahir Shah became a symbol of yearned-for peace and unity in a nation still struggling to emerge from the turmoil that began with his 1973 ouster in a palace coup. "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", Karzai said. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...