On Friday, the Afghan Security force unit Danish Siddiqui was tagging along with, was ambushed by the Taliban.
Kabul| Indian Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed on Friday in Kandahar following clashes between Afghan security forces and the Taliban. Siddique who was a chief photographer with Reuters was covering the developments in Afghanistan following US announcement of withdrawal of troops. According to reports, he had tagged along with the Afghan Security forces.
Danish Siddiqui, a Reuters photojournalist, was killed in clashes in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar, sources confirmed.
The Indian journalist was covering the situation in Kandahar over the last few days. pic.twitter.com/VdvIRGAEa3
— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) July 16, 2021
Local media reported that he was recently covering a mission by Afghan special forces to rescue a policeman who had been cut off from others and had fought the Taliban for hours on his own. His reports included graphic images of vehicles of the Afghan forces being targeted with rockets.
On Friday, the Afghan Security force unit he was tagging along with, was ambushed by the Taliban. This happened in Spin Baldok district in Kandahar province.
His last few tweets give us a peek into the dangerous environment he worked in.
Rocket propelled grenades (RPG) and other heavy weapon were used by the Taliban against the convoy resulting in the destruction of 3 Humvees. Gunners atop the Humvees swivelled wildly, aiming fire at suspected Taliban fighters who were hard to see. pic.twitter.com/tLppGPrcfL
— Danish Siddiqui (@dansiddiqui) July 13, 2021
THREAD.
Afghan Special Forces, the elite fighters are on various frontlines across the country. I tagged along with these young men for some missions. Here is what happened in Kandahar today while they were on a rescue mission after spending the whole night on a combat mission. pic.twitter.com/HMTbOOtDqN— Danish Siddiqui (@dansiddiqui) July 13, 2021
In 2018, Danish Siddiqui won prestigious Pulitzer Prize for covering Rohingya Refugee crisis.
Since the US announced that it will withdraw troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban has moved to make quick gains. As per reports, as many as 85% of districts in the country have already been captured by the terror outfit.
India on its part has evacuated several diplomats and support staff and security personnel from the consulate in Kandahar on an Indian Air Force flight on July 10.
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