Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 16, 2021, 04:18 PM
Afghanistan. Danish used to work for the news agency Reuters. For a few days he was covering the current situation in Kandahar. On Friday, Danish was covering a war between Taliban fighters and the Afghan army, Reuters reported. It is during this time that he is murdered. Danish was also the head of the Reuters Pictures team in India.Afghanistan's Ambassador Farid Mamude has given this information on his Twitter handle on Friday. Danish Siddiqui's body has been recovered from the Spin Boldak area of Kandahar. Gunshot marks were found on his head and hand. No information has been revealed about who committed the murder and what was the reason for it.
On July 13, information about the mission was given on Twitter.When the Special Forces of Afghanistan were on a rescue mission, Danish was present with them. Danish made a post on his Twitter handle on July 13. In this, he told that he is with the Afghan Special Forces fighting on many fronts throughout Afghanistan. He wrote- 'I am with these youths on a mission. Today these forces were on rescue mission in Kandahar. Earlier these people were on a combat mission all night.Reporting on the mission of Special ForcesAccording to the report of Reuters, Danish Siddiqui was working on the mission of Special Forces of Afghanistan these days. During the mission, Afghan forces were rescuing a policeman who was separated from his comrades. Yet he continued to fight with the Taliban. Danish had shown in this report how the Taliban attacked the convoy of Afghan forces with rockets and what the situation was after.Afghanistan's ambassador expressed griefAfghan Ambassador Fareed Mamundje tweeted: "Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend Danish Siddiqui in Kandahar last night. Indian journalists and Pulitzer Prize winners were doing coverage with Afghan security forces. I met him 2 weeks ago before he left for Kabul. Condolences to his family and to Reuters.Let us tell you that Danish Siddiqui started his career as a TV reporter. He later became a photojournalist. Danish Siddiqui was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for his exceptional coverage of the Rohingya refugees.Reuters expressed griefReuters President Michael Friedenberg and Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni condoled the killing of Danish Siddiqui. "Danish Siddiqui was an outstanding journalist, a devoted husband, father and a much-loved colleague. Our condolences are with his family at this terrible time," Reuters said in a statement.
On July 13, information about the mission was given on Twitter.When the Special Forces of Afghanistan were on a rescue mission, Danish was present with them. Danish made a post on his Twitter handle on July 13. In this, he told that he is with the Afghan Special Forces fighting on many fronts throughout Afghanistan. He wrote- 'I am with these youths on a mission. Today these forces were on rescue mission in Kandahar. Earlier these people were on a combat mission all night.Reporting on the mission of Special ForcesAccording to the report of Reuters, Danish Siddiqui was working on the mission of Special Forces of Afghanistan these days. During the mission, Afghan forces were rescuing a policeman who was separated from his comrades. Yet he continued to fight with the Taliban. Danish had shown in this report how the Taliban attacked the convoy of Afghan forces with rockets and what the situation was after.Afghanistan's ambassador expressed griefAfghan Ambassador Fareed Mamundje tweeted: "Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend Danish Siddiqui in Kandahar last night. Indian journalists and Pulitzer Prize winners were doing coverage with Afghan security forces. I met him 2 weeks ago before he left for Kabul. Condolences to his family and to Reuters.Let us tell you that Danish Siddiqui started his career as a TV reporter. He later became a photojournalist. Danish Siddiqui was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for his exceptional coverage of the Rohingya refugees.Reuters expressed griefReuters President Michael Friedenberg and Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni condoled the killing of Danish Siddiqui. "Danish Siddiqui was an outstanding journalist, a devoted husband, father and a much-loved colleague. Our condolences are with his family at this terrible time," Reuters said in a statement.