Tetsu Nakamura

For another person, see Tetsu Nakamura (actor).

Tetsu Nakamura
中村 哲
Born(1946-09-15)15 September 1946
Fukuoka, Japan
Died4 December 2019(2019-12-04) (aged 73)
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Cause of deathGunshot wound (assassination)
NationalityJapanese
Afghan (honorary)
Other namesKaka Murad (کاکا مراد)
Kaka Nakamura (کاکا ناکامورا)
Alma materKyushu University
OccupationPhysician
SpouseNaoko Nakamura[1]
RelativesAshihei Hino (maternal uncle)[2]
Awards
Websitewww.peshawar-pms.com

Tetsu Nakamura (中村 哲, Nakamura Tetsu, Pashto: تېڅو ناکامورا), also known as Kaka Murad (Pashto: کاکا مراد, transl. "Uncle Nakamura"), (15 September 1946 – 4 December 2019),[3] was a Japanese physician and honorary Afghan citizen who headed Peace Japan Medical Services (PMS), an aid group known as Peshawar-kai [ja] in Japanese.[4]

Nakamura was devoted to building canal projects, from the Kunar River in eastern Afghanistan and was credited with transforming the desert of Gamberi, on the outskirts of Jalalabad, into lush forests and productive wheat farmlands. He also constructed two hospitals and two mosques.[5] In October 2019, Afghan president Ashraf Ghani granted him honorary Afghan citizenship.

On 4 December 2019, as Nakamura was heading to work in his aid vehicle in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, he was assassinated by gunmen along with his bodyguards and driver.[6] On 11 February 2021, sources in Afghanistan and Pakistan claimed that Amir Nawaz (also known as Haji Dubai) was the main suspect in Nakamura's death. Afghan and Pakistani officials claimed that Nawaz was killed in Afghanistan, and that he was a militant commander of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Japanese doctor's family to bring body home from Afghanistan". The Washington Post. 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ "【追悼】中村哲医師「ペシャワールに赴任したきっかけは、原始のモンシロチョウを見たから」 (1/5)" (in Japanese). Bungeishunjū. 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Killing of aid group chief Tetsu Nakamura in Afghanistan looked like well-planned hit". The Japan Times. 5 December 2019. ISSN 0447-5763. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  4. ^ Peshawar-kai
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference tolo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Beaumont, Peter (4 December 2019). "Japanese aid chief among six dead in Afghanistan attack". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. ^ "TTP commander Amir Nawaz killed in Afghanistan". Daily Times. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Senior Tehrik-i-Taliban leader 'Haji Dubai' killed in Afghanistan". Khaama Press. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.