Tetsu Nakamura
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), was a Japanese physician and honorary Afghan citizen who headed Peace Japan Medical Services (PMS), an aid group known as Peshawar-kai (ペシャワール会) in Japanese.
Tetsu Nakamura | |
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中村 哲 | |
| Born | 15 September 1946 Fukuoka, Japan |
| Died | 4 December 2019 (aged 73) Jalalabad, Afghanistan |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Nationality | Japanese Afghan (honorary) |
| Other names | Kaka Murad (کاکا مراد) Kaka Nakamura (کاکا ناکامورا) |
| Alma mater | Kyushu University |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse | Naoko Nakamura |
| Relatives | Ashihei Hino (maternal uncle) |
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| Website | www |
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. 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. 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.