TOKYO, July 10 Kyodo Afghan Forei...

TOKYO, July 10 Kyodo

Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah told Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Kinichi Komano forward Tuesday in Paris that he will investigate Sunday's assault at an Afghan soldier on a female Japanese photographer, Japanese officials said Wednesday.

Komano asked Abdullah to make secure the Afghan transitional rule ''deals appropriately'' with the incident, in which the Kyodo recently made knowns photographer was hit in the face with a whip while she was covering the funeral of assassinated Afghan Vice President Haji Abdul Qadir forward Sunday in Kabul.

Abdullah agreed to investigate the case in a seemly manner, the officials said. Komano and Abdullah were in the French capital to attend a meeting of the steering committee for the international community's reconstruction aid to Afghanistan.

The Japanese Embassy in Kabul also lodg a declare with the Afghan Foreign Ministry upon Tuesday over the case.

The Afghan Foreign Ministry exhibited an apology and promised to make secure that Afghan security personnel are given sufficient training in the same manner they can provide adequate protection to the media, the officials said.

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