1.   Few expected any challenge to him at the loya jirga, traditionally used by Afghan monarchs to rubber-stamp their decisions.

2.   She had been married to her husband, the former Afghan monarch, since she was a teenager.

3.   She had been married to her husband, the former Afghan monarch, since she was a teen-ager.

4.   She had been married to her husband, the former Afghan monarch Mohammad Zaher Shah, since she was a teen-ager.

5.   The government Monday appointed a new aviation minister, Zalmai Rassoul, an aide to the former Afghan monarch.

6.   Karzai left for Rome Monday for talks with former Afghan monarch Mohammed Zahir Shah in Rome.

7.   Karzai left for Rome Monday for talks with former Afghan monarch Mohammed Zahir Shah.