On the 4th, it will be 3 years since Tetsu Nakamura (then 73), a doctor who has been involved in humanitarian aid in Afghanistan for many years, was shot and killed.

A memorial service was held at the Afghan Embassy in Tokyo.


The Taliban, the Islamist group that holds real power, has shown a willingness to conduct an investigation there, but no progress has been seen, and there is no prospect of clarifying the truth.

The memorial service was held by the Afghan community in Japan, and about 70 people attended, including people from the Fukuoka City NGO Peshawar-kai, for which Mr. Nakamura was the local representative, and people from the embassy.



After a moment of silence by the participants, a documentary film was shown that followed Mr. Nakamura's activities in Afghanistan. Was introduced.



A man from Afghanistan who is a member of the Peshawar-kai said, "Mr. Nakamura is a great man, and I am happy that I was able to see his way of life and live in the same era as him. If I could meet him again now, I would like to hug him silently." I was talking to

Afghanistan's Ambassador to Japan Abdali said, "Mr. Nakamura was with Afghanistan during its most difficult times, but now our country is in an equally difficult time, and what he has built has been undermined. He is a hero to us and we must carry on his legacy."

A man who witnessed the scene "4 to 5 men ambushed and fired"

Tetsu Nakamura was shot dead three years ago on December 4th in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan.



On the morning of the incident, a man who witnessed the scene told NHK, "Four or five men were ambushing Mr. Nakamura and fired at Mr. Nakamura. When the criminal tried to leave the scene, Mr. Nakamura raised his head and said one of the attackers was alive and called out to shoot him.Mr. Nakamura was alive at first, but then he was shot by a man who approached him." explained.



The incident was initially investigated by Afghan intelligence agencies, and since the Taliban took power in August last year, the Taliban has shown a willingness to investigate, but no progress has been seen.

Bilal Karimi, a spokesman for the Taliban interim government, argued that the government's initial investigation was inadequate, saying, ``Immediately after the incident, the investigation should have proceeded based on more evidence and materials.''



Even now, three years after the incident, there is still no prospect of finding out the truth, and there are concerns that the investigation will reach a dead end without the culprit being identified.