Former Afghan ambassador to open restaurant in Chiba

Former Afghan ambassador to open restaurant in Chiba

TOKYO, Japan - Hassani Mohammad Asif, former Afghan ambassador to Japan, talks to his friends about Afghan cuisine. His family will open an Afghan restaurant in Yotsukaido, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 20 after a decade of struggle since they were reduced to refugees as a result of civil war in their country.

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