Danish Siddiqui, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Indian Photojournalist Killed In Afghanistan

Danish Siddiqui, an Indian photojournalist working with Reuters news agency has been killed during clashes in Afghanistan, where he was gone for reporting.

According to Afghan media, Siddiqui was killed in clashes in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar on Thursday night.

He was reportedly embedded with the Afghan forces who had clashed with Taliban fighters in Spin Boldak after an operation was launched to retake the vital border crossing with Pakistan on Friday.

In 2018, Siddiqui became the first Indian, along with his colleague Adnan Abidi, to win the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis.

"Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend, Danish Seddiqi in Kandahar last night (Thursday). The Indian Journalist and winner of the Pulitzer Prize was embedded with Afghan security forces," Afghanistan's Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay tweeted on Friday.?

"I met him 2 weeks ago before his departure to Kabul. Condolences to his family & Reuters," Mamundzay said.?

Danish graduated with a degree in Economics from Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi. He had a degree in Mass Communication from the AJK Mass Communication Research Centre at Jamia in 2007.?

He started his career as a television news correspondent, switched to photojournalism, and joined Reuters as an intern in 2010.