THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 6, 2019 at 17:10 JST
Mourners attend a candlelight vigil in Kabul on Dec. 5, in memory of Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese physician engaged in aid work who was killed the previous day in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan. (AP Photo)
Japanese doctor and humanitarian Tetsu Nakamura was likely targeted in an ambush in Afghanistan on Dec. 4 aimed at driving off other support organizations and intimidating the local government. [Read More]
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