Reuters’ chief photographer Danish Siddiqui was killed in Afghanistan while covering clashes in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist had been covering the situation in Kandahar over the last few days, Afghan news channel TOLOnews reported.
Afghanistan’s Ambassador to India Farid, Mamundzay, confirmed the news on Twitter. “Deeply saddened by the sad news of the murder of a friend Danish Siddiqui in Kandahar last night. Indian journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner was with Afghan security forces when they were attacked by terrorists,” he tweeted.
कल रात कंधार में एक दोस्त दानिश सिद्दीकी की हत्या की दुखद खबर से गहरा दुख हुआ।
भारतीय पत्रकार और पुलित्जर पुरस्कार विजेता अफगान सुरक्षा बलों के साथ थे, जब उन पर आतंकवादियों ने हमला किया था।
मैं उनसे 2 हफ्ते पहले काबुल के लिए रवाना होने से पहले मिला था। उन्होंने फोटो पत्रकारिता pic.twitter.com/iV79PfjO5i
— Farid Mamundzay फरीद मामुन्दजई فرید ماموندزی (@FMamundzay) July 16, 2021
Afghan forces clashed with Taliban fighters in Spin Boldask after they launched an operation to retake the vital border crossing with Pakistan, AFP reported.
