KABUL (Pajhwok): The Japanese government announced on Monday conferring top award on Tetsu Nakamura, an aid worker who was killed in a shooting in eastern Nangarhar province.
The 73-year-old physician would be awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference.
According to a Japanese newspaper, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will also give a letter of gratitude to honor Dr. Nakamura's significant achievements for the development of Afghanistan
