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Japanese engineer's trip to Afghanistan with the aim of continuing the activities of "Uncle Murad"

23 Dec 2023 - 15:16

Norio Owa, a retired Japanese engineer, has traveled to Afghanistan with the aim of continuing the humanitarian activities of Tetsu Nakamura known as "Uncle Murad". Nakamura was a Japanese aid worker who had dedicated several decades of his life to improving the living conditions of Afghan citizens, but finally, on 13 October 2018, at the age of 73, he was the target of an armed attack in the city of Jalalabad and died.


Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" newspaper reported that Norio Owa, a retired Japanese engineer, traveled to Afghanistan with the aim of continuing Tetsu Nakamura's humanitarian activities.
 
Based on this report, which was published on Saturday, 2nd of January, Norio is going to continue the unfinished projects of Titsu Nakamura, known as "Uncle Murad" in Afghanistan.
 
Norio Oha said, "We will share our experience and knowledge with local experts and make full use of it, although we do not compare to Dr. Nakamura in terms of our ability to act and love others."
 
According to this report, in September of this year, Nurio Uwa arrived at the construction site of an irrigation canal in eastern Afghanistan, where a 4.3-kilometer long water canal was being reconstructed on the mountainside.
 
He wanted to help Nakamura after his retirement, but before he could meet him, Nakamura was killed in Afghanistan.
 
A technical support team consisting of Norio Owa and some other Japanese experts have come to Afghanistan to help.
 
Tetsu Nakamura was a Japanese aid worker who devoted several decades of his life to improving the living conditions of Afghan citizens, including in Nangarhar province.
 
But finally, Mr. Nakamura, at the age of 73, along with three guards, a colleague and his driver, was the target of an armed attack in a fatal incident in Jalalabad city on 13 October 2018, and he died of serious injuries while being taken to Kabul for treatment.
 
In 2003, Nakamura also won the "Ramon Magsaysay" award in the international peace and understanding department, which many consider this award to be the "Nobel Prize of Asia" and for his many years of efforts to provide food and medicine services to Afghan refugees in Pakistan.


Story Code: 282727

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