New Delhi: Photo of Indian journalist who was the Danish Siddiqui award winner on Thursday was killed in a clash in Kandahar Afghanistan where he was embedded with security forces, Afghan Ambassador to India Farundzay said on Twitter.
“Very disturbed by sad news about the murder of a friend, Denmark Seddiqi in Kandahar last night.
Journalists & Indian Winners Prize Pulitzer Embedded with Afghan Security Forces.
I met him 2 weeks ago before his departure to Kabul.
His family’s condolences & Reuters,” Mamundzay tweeted on Friday.
कल रात कंधार में एक दोस्त दानिश सिद्दीकी की हत्या की दुखद खबर से गहरा दुख हुआ.भारतीय पत्रकार और पुलित्जर पुरस्कार …
https://t.co/FaA0PeqPN6- Farid Mamundzay फरीद मामुन्दजई فرید ماموندزی (@FMamundzay) 1626422083000Siddiqui, early His 40s were killed during clashes in the Spin Boldak district in Kandahar, Tolo News quoted the source said.
Indian journalists include the situation in Kandahar for the past few days.
Siddiqui based in Mumbai.
Picture of Siddiqui captured the fate of Rohingya refugees to win the Pulitzer Award in 2018.
One of the images captured by Siddiqui who won the Pulitzer Award.
This shows a woman Rohingya refugees who are exhausted to touch the beach after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through Bay Bay.
(Credit: Reuters) He is part of the journalist team that captures their images of their most vulnerable refugees in 2017.
Denmark graduated with a degree in economics from Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi.
He has a degree in mass communication from the Ajk mass communication research center in Jamia 2007.
He began his career as a television news correspondent, turned to PhotoJournalism, and joined Reuters as an internship in 2010.
This came as a Taliban captured by Spin Boldak District in Kandahar Week this.
A fierce battle has been going on in Kandahar, especially in Spin Boldak, for the past few days.
(With input from PTI)