It has been four days and two years since Tetsu Nakamura, a doctor who has been dedicated to humanitarian assistance for many years in Afghanistan, was shot dead there.
The Islamist Taliban has shown its willingness to continue investigating the case, but the truth is becoming more difficult as many of the government officials involved in the investigation have left the country for fear of the Taliban. increase.
Tetsu Nakamura (73 at the time), a doctor who has worked for many years in Afghanistan as a local representative of the Peshawar-kai, an NGO in Fukuoka City, died after being shot by someone in eastern Nangarhar on December 4th. bottom.
After that, intelligence agencies and investigative authorities in Afghanistan conducted the investigation, but the criminal was not identified.
In addition, after the Islamist Taliban seized power in August, many government officials were afraid of the Taliban's retaliation and left the country or hid themselves in the country, effectively leaving the investigation behind. It is believed to have returned.
"It seems that someone was hired for money to commit the crime. If our system is in place, we will find the perpetrator and take responsibility," Taliban press executive Mujahid told NHK. He stated that he would continue the investigation.
However, the state of Nangarhar, which was the scene of the incident, is the ground of the IS regional organization that is in conflict with the Taliban, and the deteriorating security makes it increasingly difficult to find out the truth.
The nurse who inherits Mr. Nakamura's will
Tetsu Nakamura is known to have worked on the construction of irrigation canals in Afghanistan during his lifetime, and as a doctor in neighboring Pakistan, he was involved in the treatment of refugees and patients with intractable diseases.
Fazar Wahid, 44, who lives in the northwestern town of Side Sharif, suffered from leprosy about 30 years ago and was treated by Mr. Nakamura.
After seven years of treatment by Mr. Nakamura, Mr. Fazar, who overcame Hansen's disease, went on to university to obtain a nursing qualification in order to help Mr. Nakamura, and began to accompany him as an assistant in mobile clinics. ..
At that time, Mr. Nakamura provided medical support in various parts of Pakistan with the aim of eradicating leprosy, and Mr. Fazar supported the activity for 15 years.
Mr. Fazar said, "Mr. Nakamura and I often went to remote areas where medical facilities were not available." "Mr. Nakamura often said,'I go to a place where no one goes.'" I was looking back on the activities at that time.
After that, Mr. Fazar took over the family business and became the owner of a precious metal store, but he still visits about 50 leprosy patients who were once treated by Mr. Nakamura twice a year and teaches how to rehabilitate. And teaches the correct knowledge about leprosy.
The family of the patient who received the instruction said, "I am really grateful for the instruction on how to rehabilitate and massage to relieve pain."
Mr. Fazar said, "Mr. Nakamura's goal of'eradicating leprosy'is now my dream and mission," and will continue to build a medical facility specializing in the treatment of leprosy in northwestern Pakistan. , He said he wanted to continue his activities.