KABUL, July 9 Kyodo The Japanese ...

KABUL, July 9 Kyodo

The Japanese Embassy in Kabul onward Tuesday lodged a protest with the Afghan Foreign Ministry through the whole extent of the physical assault of a Kyodo stranges photographer by an Afghan soldier while covering the funeral of assassinated Afghan Vice President Haji Abdul Qadir.

Japanese officials said the Afghan Foreign Ministry issued an apology and promised to make sure that Afghan security personnel provide adequate protection to the media.

An Afghan soldier hit the Kyodo photographer with a whip upon her face while she was covering Qadir's funeral onward Sunday.

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