Colleagues identify body found in Afghanistan as that of Ito

Colleagues identify body found in Afghanistan as that of Ito

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mitsuji Fukumoto (R), a senior member of the nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai aid group, speaks to reporters in Fukuoka on Aug. 27. Fukumoto said one of the group's medical staff in Afghanistan had said a body found in Afghanistan is that of Kazuya Ito, who was abducted on Aug. 26 near Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan.

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.

Colleagues identify body found in Afghanistan as that of Ito

Colleagues identify body found in Afghanistan as that of Ito

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mitsuji Fukumoto (R), a senior member of the nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai aid group, speaks to reporters in Fukuoka on Aug. 27. Fukumoto said one of the group's medical staff in Afghanistan had said a body found in Afghanistan is that of Kazuya Ito, who was abducted on Aug. 26 near Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

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. (Kyodo)