A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for the Reuters news service was killed Friday as he chronicled fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban near a strategic border crossing amid the continuing withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops. Siddiqui was part of a team that won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography for their coverage of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar. Siddiqui and a senior Afghan officer were killed as the special forces unit fought to retake the main market area in Spin Boldak, Reuters reported, citing the army. Reuters said it was seeking more information about how Siddiqui was killed, describing him as a "devoted husband and father, and a much-loved colleague." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIncluded among the social media tributes to Siddiqui was one of his posts from the Pulitzer Prize ceremony in New York.

Source: Fox News July 16, 2021 20:26 UTC