'He was our eye': Reuters photographer killed in Afghanistan

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“If a picture is worth a thousand words, his were worth millions.” Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer-winning photographer for Reuters, was killed as he chronicled fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban amid the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops.

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Danish Siddiqui, 38, had been embedded with Afghan special forces for the past few days and was killed as the commando unit battled for control of the Spin Boldak crossing on the border between southern Afghanistan and Pakistan.

“He was our eye. He gave voice and agency to thousands whose suffering might have been lost,” Khan said in a statement. “If a picture is worth a thousand words, his were worth millions.” 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.”“It is so devastating for me to imagine that I won’t be talking to Danish anymore,” said Ahmad Masood, Asia Editor for Reuters Pictures. “A kind-hearted human being. … He was the best of the best, as a person and a professional. His work speaks volumes of his bravery and his passion in photojournalism. He cared.

Siddiqui said he became frustrated because television news focused only on the big stories, not the small features from the interior of India that he wanted to explore, according to a 2018 interview with Forbes India. He left his well-paid TV job in 2010 to become an intern at Reuters. Siddiqui and his colleagues were honored with 2018 Pulitzer Prize for what the judges called “shocking photographs that exposed the world to the violence Rohingya refugees faced in fleeing Myanmar.”

“It’s an emotional thing too,” he said. “I am the father of a two-year-old and to see kids drowning is terrible. But, as a journalist, you’ve got to do your job. I’m happy I was able to … balance profession and emotion and know when to drop my camera to save kids left in water by fishermen.’’

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Razarumi RIP

কাসীম ৫ বছর বয়স থেকে রহমানি স্বপ্ন দেখছেন তাঁর প্রথম স্বপ্নটি একটি সিঁড়ির উপরে আরোহণের স্বপ্ন ছিল। কাসীমের স্বপ্নে মানবজাতির ভবিষ্যতের অনেক ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী রয়েছে। আমি মনে করি তিনি ইমাম আল-মাহদী।

Razarumi I was sorry to hear of the death of Danish Siddique. But why did he embed himself with the Afghan army which is regarded by the Afghan people as puppets, since it was created by the invaders ?

Brave young man. RIP

It is tragic,rest in power brother 🙏

CAFinUS How much of a coward do you have to be to so kill this man? Rest in peace, Mr. Siddiqui. Your work will carry on forever.❤️

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