Reuters’ chief photographer Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan

Danish Siddiqui, the chief photographer of Reuters was killed in Afghanistan while covering clashes in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist had been covering the situation in Kandahar over the last few days, reports The Indian Express quoting Afghan news channel TOLOnews.

Afghan forces clashed with Taliban fighters in Spin Boldask after they launched an operation to retake the vital border crossing with Pakistan, AFP reported.