Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed during coverage in Afghanistan

The situation is continuously deteriorating in the midst of the increasing dominance of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Danish Siddiqui, an Indian photojournalist who went for coverage in Kandahar province here, has been murdered. Danish Siddiqui was killed during a clash in the Spin Boldak area of ​​Kandahar.

Danish Siddiqui, who was awarded the Pulitzer Award, was counted among the best photojournalists in the world. He was currently working with the international agency Reuters and went on to cover the ongoing violence in Afghanistan.

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Afghan Special Forces, the elite fighters are on various frontlines across the country. I tagged along with these young men for some missions. Here is what happened in Kandahar today while they were on a rescue mission after spending the whole night on a combat mission. pic.twitter.com/HMTbOOtDqN — Danish Siddiqui (@dansiddiqui) July 13, 2021

Afghan President expressed grief

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani expressed regret over the brutal killing of Danish, saying that I am deeply saddened by the shocking news of the death of Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui while covering Taliban atrocities in Kandahar.

He said, 'I express my heartfelt condolences to Siddiqui's family and our media family. I reiterate my government's unwavering commitment to freedom of expression and the protection of independent media and journalists.

Danish Siddiqui recently shared pictures and videos related to Afghanistan coverage on his Twitter account. During this, Danish Siddiqui's convoy was also attacked several times, the video of which he shared.

The objective was to extract a wounded policeman trapped by Taliban insurgents on the outskirts of Kandahar city for the last 18 hours. The particular district is contested between the government and the Taliban. pic.twitter.com/97WUTtb8Ze — Danish Siddiqui (@dansiddiqui) July 13, 2021

Let us tell you that once again the control of Taliban is coming in Afghanistan. This is the reason why violence is going on in different parts of Afghanistan at this time. Journalists from all over the world are engaged in Afghanistan and are covering the ongoing conflict here. According to the information, Sadiq Karzai of Afghanistan's Special Forces has also died. Sadiq was present with Danish during the violence.

Fellow journalists remembered Danish...

After the death of Danish Siddiqui, journalists who worked with him are paying tribute on their behalf. India Today Group photo editor Bandip Singh recalled Danish saying that he was shocked to hear this news, Danish has done a wonderful job in recent times. Danish's work caught everyone's attention during the Rohingya crisis.

Bandip Singh told that they worked together during the violence with China in Ladakh, when they clicked pictures of the Ladakh border. Sachin Singh, a fellow journalist of Danish, recalled Danish that when he decided to become a photojournalist, Danish had said that this is my passion, which I want to follow and later he won the Pulitzer Award.

Heartbroken. Danish Siddiqui was supremely talented. A friend & someone who rightly ditched TV to embrace his true love, photography. Won a Pulitzer. Spoke to him just weeks ago for ???? for my next book. Quiet & brave. Deepest condolences to his young family. Farewell, Danish. pic.twitter.com/vHSMl7Wqqm — Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) July 16, 2021

Union Minister Anurag Thakur also tweeted and paid tribute to Danish Siddiqui. Anurag Thakur wrote that Danish has left behind his best work, which also won the Pulitzer Award.

Danish Siddiqui leaves behind an extraordinary body of work. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography and was embedded with the Afghan Forces in Kandahar. Sharing one of his pictures below. Sincere condolences. RIP https://t.co/xGhjJbsoCQ pic.twitter.com/9V7czR5DtB — Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) July 16, 2021

Great coverage was done during the Corona period, got Pulitzer Award

In the year 2018, Danish Siddiqui was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, an award he received for his coverage in the Rohingya case. Danish Siddiqui started his career as a TV journalist, later he became a photojournalist. Danish Siddiqui also worked with India Today Group from 2008 to 2010.

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The pictures clicked by Danish Siddiqui during the recent violence in Delhi, Corona virus crisis, lockdown, oxygen crisis had made a lot of headlines. In these pictures of Danish Siddiqui, the pain of different parts of the country was shown.