Afghanistan is a country.
Afghanistan . It remained peaceful during Zahir Shah 's forty years of monarchy . Mohammed Zahir Shah ( محمد ظاهرشاه , محمد ظاهر شاه 16 October 1914 -- 23 July 2007 ) was the last King of Afghanistan , reigning from 8 November 1933 until he was deposed on 17 July 1973 . He established friendly relations with many countries and tried to modernize his country .