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Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan clashes #IndiaNEWS
Reuters India chief photographer Danish Siddiqui was killed on Friday while reporting about clashes in Afghanistan’s Kandahar city, the news agency said.Siddiqui, in his early 40s, was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near a border crossing with Pakistan. An Afghan forces commander said that they had been fighting to recapture the main market area of Spin Boldak district of Kandahar when Siddiqui and a senior military officer were killed in Taliban crossfire.Earlier on Friday, the journalist had been wounded in his arm by a shrapnel while reporting on the clashes, Reuters reported. He was treated and had been recovering when Taliban fighters retreated from the fighting in Spin Boldak. Siddiqui was speaking to local shopkeepers when the Taliban attacked again, the Afghan commander said.Reuters, however, could not verify the commander’s version of the incident independently.Siddiqui’s death led to an outpouring of grief from his colleagues and other quarters.“Danish was an outstanding journalist, a devoted husband and father, and a much-loved colleague,� Reuters President Michael Friedenberg and Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with his family at this terrible time.�Afghanistan’s Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay also expressed grief. “Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend,...Read more

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