Danish Siddiqui, a Reuters photojournalist, was killed in clashes in Kandahar, during the clashes on the night of July 15. He was embedded with Afghan forces, which was attacked by the Taliban forces in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar, in Afghanistan.
Danish Siddiqui, a Reuters photojournalist, was killed in clashes in Kandahar, during the clashes on the night of July 15. He was embedded with Afghan forces, which was attacked by the Taliban forces in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar, in Afghanistan.
Danish Siddiqui, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist was heading the Reuter’s multimedia team in India. He was covering the situation in Kandahar over the last few days. Farid Mamundzay, Afghanistan’s Ambassador to India tweeted, "Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend, Danish Siddique in Kandahar last night. The Indian Journalist & winner of Pulitzer Prize was embedded with Afghan security forces. I met him 2 weeks ago before his departure to Kabul. Condolences to his family & Reuters."
Danish has been sharing several threads on his reportage in Kandahar. He also shared chilling visuals of the Taliban attacking the vehicle, he was travelling in. “The Humvee in which I was travelling with other special forces was also targeted by at least 3 RPG rounds and other weapons. I was lucky to be safe and capture the visual of one of the rockets hitting the armour plate overhead,” Danish tweeted on July 13.
Danish’s extensive coverage on COVID-19 pandemic in India, especially the mass cremations along the Ganges river went viral across the globe.
Danish Siddiqui, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist was heading the Reuter’s multimedia team in India. He was covering the situation in Kandahar over the last few days. Farid Mamundzay, Afghanistan’s Ambassador to India tweeted, "Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend, Danish Siddique in Kandahar last night. The Indian Journalist & winner of Pulitzer Prize was embedded with Afghan security forces. I met him 2 weeks ago before his departure to Kabul. Condolences to his family & Reuters."
Danish has been sharing several threads on his reportage in Kandahar. He also shared chilling visuals of the Taliban attacking the vehicle, he was travelling in. “The Humvee in which I was travelling with other special forces was also targeted by at least 3 RPG rounds and other weapons. I was lucky to be safe and capture the visual of one of the rockets hitting the armour plate overhead,” Danish tweeted on July 13.
Danish’s extensive coverage on COVID-19 pandemic in India, especially the mass cremations along the Ganges river went viral across the globe.