KABUL, Afghanistan — The Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and the Taliban on Friday, as fighting between the insurgents and government troops intensifies across the country. “Danish was an outstanding journalist, a devoted husband and father, and a much-loved colleague. Our thoughts are with his family at this terrible time.”Image “Danish was an outstanding journalist, a devoted husband and father, and a much-loved colleague,” the leaders of Reuters said in a statement. Credit... ReutersMr. Siddiqui, 38, had been a Reuters journalist since 2010 and covered events across Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In recent years, he had earned a reputation among his peers in India for capturing some of the most powerful pictures of a turbulent time in the country and the region surrounding it.

Source: International New York Times July 16, 2021 12:38 UTC