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December 5, 2019

Head of Japanese Aid Agency Killed in Afghanistan
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In Afghanistan, gunmen killed the head of a Japanese aid agency and five
other people Wednesday in an attack in the eastern city of Jalalabad.
Tetsu Nakamura was the head of the aid agency: Peace Japan Medical
Services. He had recently received honorary Afghan citizenship for his
decades of humanitarian work in Afghanistan. No group has claimed
responsibility for the attack. The Taliban's spokesperson said the
Afghan Taliban was not involved.


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