Japanese NGO member kidnapped in Afghanistan

Japanese NGO member kidnapped in Afghanistan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mitsuji Fukumoto, a senior official with the Japanese nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai, answers reporters' questions at the group's office in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Aug. 27. Kazuya Ito, 31, an agricultural specialist with the Japanese aid group, was kidnapped near Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan on Aug. 26. It is believed that Ito is being held in a mountainous region.

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  • 2008/8/27 00:00:00
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