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| Security has been tightened in the Afghan capital, Kabul, ahead of the funeral of the country's last king, who died on Monday aged 92. | Security has been tightened in the Afghan capital, Kabul, ahead of the funeral of the country's last king, who died on Monday aged 92. |
| The former monarch, Mohammad Zahir Shah, returned from exile five years ago, 29 years after being deposed. | The former monarch, Mohammad Zahir Shah, returned from exile five years ago, 29 years after being deposed. |
| Meanwhile, there has been fresh violence in the country, with six members of the Nato-led force being killed, officials say. | Meanwhile, there has been fresh violence in the country, with six members of the Nato-led force being killed, officials say. |
| Scores of Taleban rebels have also reportedly killed in fighting. | Scores of Taleban rebels have also reportedly killed in fighting. |
| The BBC's Charles Havilland in Kabul says many see the former king as a symbol of the national unity since lost amid violence. | The BBC's Charles Havilland in Kabul says many see the former king as a symbol of the national unity since lost amid violence. |
| TV tributes | TV tributes |
| Television and radio stations in Afghanistan are broadcasting Islamic recitations interspersed with tributes to the ex-king. | |
| These include old footage of Zahir Shah's 40-year reign, which began remarkably in the year Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany - and which is now recalled as a time of peace and the start of democracy, he adds. | These include old footage of Zahir Shah's 40-year reign, which began remarkably in the year Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany - and which is now recalled as a time of peace and the start of democracy, he adds. |
| Afghan and Nato troops have recently been in heavy fighting | Afghan and Nato troops have recently been in heavy fighting |
| The former king will be buried in a hilltop shrine in Kabul next to his late wife and other members of the royal family in a ceremony attended by foreign and Afghan dignitaries. | The former king will be buried in a hilltop shrine in Kabul next to his late wife and other members of the royal family in a ceremony attended by foreign and Afghan dignitaries. |
| Police have stepped up security ahead of the ceremony, occupying high points which could be used by militants to mortar bomb the ceremony. | Police have stepped up security ahead of the ceremony, occupying high points which could be used by militants to mortar bomb the ceremony. |
| The Nato-led force says that four of the six troops who died in the latest fighting on Monday were victims of a bomb blast. | The Nato-led force says that four of the six troops who died in the latest fighting on Monday were victims of a bomb blast. |
| Not all the nationalities are known, but Norway says it has lost one special forces soldier. | Not all the nationalities are known, but Norway says it has lost one special forces soldier. |
| The US-led coalition says that it and Afghan forces killed more than 80 Taleban rebels in clashes in Helmand province. | The US-led coalition says that it and Afghan forces killed more than 80 Taleban rebels in clashes in Helmand province. |
| Afghan officials have mentioned 30 insurgent deaths. | Afghan officials have mentioned 30 insurgent deaths. |
| The Taleban have meanwhile further extended a deadline for demands to be met for the release of 23 South Korean hostages. | The Taleban have meanwhile further extended a deadline for demands to be met for the release of 23 South Korean hostages. |