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Japanese doctor remembered in Afghanistan

Masaru Murakami (2nd from L), head of Japan's Peshawar-kai nongovernmental aid group, attends a memorial gathering for the group's founder Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, in Jalalabad on Dec. 4, 2024, exactly five years after he was killed in a roadside shooting in the eastern Afghan city.

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Japanese doctor remembered in Afghanistan

A picture of Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, is seen at a memorial gathering for him in Jalalabad on Dec. 4, 2024, exactly five years after he was killed in a roadside shooting in the eastern Afghan city.

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Japanese doctor remembered in Afghanistan

A memorial gathering for Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, is held in Jalalabad on Dec. 4, 2024, exactly five years after he was killed in a roadside shooting in the eastern Afghan city.

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Doctor wins Asian culture prize

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor known for his charitable work in Afghanistan and Pakistan, speaks during a press conference in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on June 7, 2013, after he was chosen as the grand prize winner of the 24th Fukuoka Prize, given to individuals and organizations that have contributed to the creation and preservation of Asian culture.

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Remains of slain Japanese aid worker returned from Afghanistan

NAGOYA, Japan - Tetsu Nakamura, leader of the Japanese nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai, speaks to reporters at Central Japan International Airport in Aichi Prefecture on Aug. 30. Nakamura arrived at the airport accompanying the body of Kazuya Ito, a Japanese aid worker and member of the NGO who was kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan.

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Ito's body transferred to Jalalabad

JALALABAD, Afghanistan - Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura pays his respects to slain Japanese aid worker Kazuya Ito at a hospital in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, on Aug. 28. Ito, a 31-year-old agricultural specialist with the Japanese nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai, was abducted Aug. 26 by an armed group in a suburb of Jalalabad and killed.

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Ito's body transferred to Jalalabad

JALALABAD, Afghanistan - Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura (R in front), receives articles left by murdered Japanese aid worker Kazuya Ito in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, on Aug. 28 in front of a coffin containing Ito's body. Ito, a 31-year-old agricultural specialist with the Japanese nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai, was abducted Aug. 26 by an armed group in a suburb of Jalalabad and killed.

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Japanese doctor calls for aid to starving Afghans

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor who has worked in the border regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan for the past 17 years, appeals for donations in Fukuoka on Oct. 11 to cover the costs of sending wheat flour and cooking oil to some 100,000 Afghans to help them survive the coming winter. Nakamura is a member of the Fukuoka-based civic group Peshawar-kai Medical Service.

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Doctor sees food aid key to eradicating terrorism

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor who worked in the border area of Afghanistan and Pakistan for the past 17 years, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 9. He urged Japan to provide as much food aid as possible to sow friendship that could help eradicate terrorism. ''The more pressing matter is preventing people from dying of hunger, rather than dealing with the consequences of air strikes,'' Nakamura said.

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Japan doctor Nakamura remembered

A memorial ceremony is held in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Omuta, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 4, 2021, for Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura who was gunned down in Afghanistan exactly two years ago. Nakamura, known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, was killed in a roadside shooting in eastern Afghanistan on Dec. 4, 2019.

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Japan doctor Nakamura remembered

A memorial ceremony is held in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Omuta, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 4, 2021, for Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura who was gunned down in Afghanistan exactly two years ago. Nakamura, known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, was killed in a roadside shooting in eastern Afghanistan on Dec. 4, 2019.

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Mural dedicated to doctor Tetsu Nakamura

Photo taken Nov. 21, 2021, shows a mural in Kabul dedicated to Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura who devoted his life to drilling wells and other humanitarian work in Afghanistan before being gunned down in 2019.

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Mural dedicated to doctor Tetsu Nakamura

Photo taken Nov. 21, 2021, shows a mural in Kabul dedicated to Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura who devoted his life to drilling wells and other humanitarian work in Afghanistan before being gunned down in 2019.

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Doctor sees food aid key to eradicating terrorism

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor who worked in the border area of Afghanistan and Pakistan for the past 17 years, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 9. He urged Japan to provide as much food aid as possible to sow friendship that could help eradicate terrorism. ''The more pressing matter is preventing people from dying of hunger, rather than dealing with the consequences of air strikes,'' Nakamura said.

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Afghan rural rehab minister visits Yamada-zeki weir

Nasir Ahmad Durrani (L), Afghan minister of rural rehabilitation and development, visits the "Yamada-zeki" weir in the Chikugo River in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on March 27, 2015. At right is Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese medical doctor who led the construction of an irrigation canal in Afghanistan. Yamada-zeki is a model of the water intake facility built in Afghanistan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Afghan rural rehab minister obverses Yamada-zeki weir

Nasir Ahmad Durrani (L), Afghan minister of rural rehabilitation and development, observes the "Yamada-zeki" weir in the Chikugo River in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on March 27, 2015. Next to him is Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese medical doctor who led the construction of an irrigation canal in Afghanistan. Yamada-zeki is a model of the water intake facility built in Afghanistan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monuments to slain Japanese doctor Nakamura

A ceremony to unveil two stone monuments dedicated to slain Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, is held on Feb. 27, 2021, in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The Fukuoka native was gunned down in December 2019 in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan.

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Monuments to slain Japanese doctor Nakamura

A ceremony to unveil two stone monuments dedicated to slain Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, is held on Feb. 27, 2021, in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The Fukuoka native was gunned down in December 2019 in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan.

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Monuments to slain Japanese doctor Nakamura

A ceremony to unveil two stone monuments dedicated to slain Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, is held on Feb. 27, 2021, in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The Fukuoka native was gunned down in December 2019 in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan.

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Monuments to slain Japanese doctor Nakamura

Photo taken Feb. 27, 2021, shows two newly erected stone monuments dedicated to slain Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The Fukuoka native was gunned down in December 2019 in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan.

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Remains of slain Japanese aid worker returned from Afghanistan

NAGOYA, Japan - Tetsu Nakamura, leader of the Japanese nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai, speaks to reporters at Central Japan International Airport in Aichi Prefecture on Aug. 30. Nakamura arrived at the airport accompanying the body of Kazuya Ito, a Japanese aid worker and member of the NGO who was kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

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Ito's body transferred to Jalalabad

JALALABAD, Afghanistan - Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura (R in front), receives articles left by murdered Japanese aid worker Kazuya Ito in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, on Aug. 28 in front of a coffin containing Ito's body. Ito, a 31-year-old agricultural specialist with the Japanese nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai, was abducted Aug. 26 by an armed group in a suburb of Jalalabad and killed. (Kyodo)

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Ito's body transferred to Jalalabad

JALALABAD, Afghanistan - Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura pays his respects to slain Japanese aid worker Kazuya Ito at a hospital in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, on Aug. 28. Ito, a 31-year-old agricultural specialist with the Japanese nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai, was abducted Aug. 26 by an armed group in a suburb of Jalalabad and killed. (Kyodo)

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Shooting death of Japanese doctor in Afghanistan

Naoko Nakamura, wife of slain Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, and their daughter Akiko offer flowers as his coffin is unloaded at Narita airport. The physician, known for his years of aid work, was killed in a shooting in eastern Afghanistan four days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shooting death of Japanese doctor in Afghanistan

Naoko Nakamura (2nd from R), wife of Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, and their daughter Akiko (3rd from R) arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2019. The physician, known for his years of aid work, was killed in a shooting in eastern Afghanistan four days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan doctor Nakamura remembered in Afghanistan

A memorial ceremony is held in Jalalabad on Dec. 8, 2020, for Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura who was gunned down in Afghanistan about a year ago. Nakamura had been providing medical assistance near the Afghan border with Pakistan for years while also being involved in a project to improve the water supply in poverty-stricken areas after a drought hit Afghanistan in 2000.

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Japan doctor Nakamura remembered in Afghanistan

A memorial ceremony is held in Jalalabad on Dec. 8, 2020, for Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura who was gunned down in Afghanistan about a year ago. Nakamura had been providing medical assistance near the Afghan border with Pakistan for years while also being involved in a project to improve the water supply in poverty-stricken areas after a drought hit Afghanistan in 2000.

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Slain Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura

Undated file photo shows Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, who was killed in a roadside shooting in Jalalabad in December 2019. His alma mater Kyushu University announced Sept. 12, 2020, that the southwestern state university will start a course in memory of him for freshmen students featuring his work and way of thinking.

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Picture book featuring slain doctor published in Afghanistan

A high school student holds a picture book featuring a slain Japanese physician at her school in Panjshir Province, northeastern Afghanistan, on Aug. 24, 2020. The book was published by local nongovernmental organization Gahwara after Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work in the country, was killed in a roadside shooting in Jalalabad in December 2019.

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Picture book featuring slain doctor published in Afghanistan

Students look at a picture book featuring a slain Japanese physician at a school in Panjshir Province, northeastern Afghanistan, on Aug. 23, 2020. The book was published by local nongovernmental organization Gahwara after Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work in the country, was killed in a roadside shooting in Jalalabad in December 2019.

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Picture book featuring slain doctor published in Afghanistan

Zabih Mahdi, head of nongovernmental organization Gahwara, reads a picture book featuring a slain Japanese physician, published by the group, to children at a school in Panjshir Province, northeastern Afghanistan, on Aug. 23, 2020. Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work in the country, was killed in a roadside shooting in Jalalabad in December 2019.

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Daughter of slain Japanese doctor

Akiko Nakamura, the eldest daughter of slain Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, poses for a photo in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on May 23, 2020. Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work, was shot dead in Afghanistan in December 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Daughter of slain Japanese doctor

Akiko Nakamura, the eldest daughter of slain Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, poses for a photo in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on May 23, 2020. Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work, was shot dead in Afghanistan in December 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial ceremony for slain Japanese doctor

A memorial ceremony is held for slain Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 8, 2020. Nakamura, known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, was killed in a roadside shooting in eastern Afghanistan in December 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial ceremony for slain Japanese doctor

A memorial ceremony is held for slain Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 8, 2020. Nakamura, known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, was killed in a roadside shooting in eastern Afghanistan in December 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial ceremony for slain Japanese doctor

A memorial ceremony is held for slain Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 8, 2020. Nakamura, known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, was killed in a roadside shooting in eastern Afghanistan in December 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WHO executive board meeting

Attendees of a World Health Organization executive board meeting observe a moment of silence at its headquarters in Geneva on Feb. 3, 2020, for late aid workers, including Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura who was killed in Afghanistan in December 2019 despite his longtime contribution to the development of the central Asian country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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