India witnesses the killing of Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui in Afghanistan

Danish Siddiqui was killed while capturing the clashes between Taliban and Afghan troops in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city. 

Afghanistan President, Ashraf Ghani expresses grief and says "while I extend my heartfelt condolences to Siddiqui's family and also to our media family, I reiterate my government's unwavering commitment to freedom of speech and protection of free media and journalists."

Mr. Siddiqui completed his Master's in Mass and Communication from Jamia Millia Islamic University. 

Mr. Siddiqui, winner of Pulitzer prize in 2018 for covering the Rohingya crisis which was spread to Bangladesh from Myanmar. His photographs exposed the violence Rohingya refugees faced in fleeing Myanmar. Mr. Siddiqui also captured images of Delhi Riots, Covid - 19,  Migrant exodus, The Hong Kong Protests, Sectarian unrest in a Delhi Suburb. 

Here are few photographs captured by Danish Siddiqui 

The very recent photo by Danish Siddiqui. He tweets saying - Rocket Propelled Grenades and other heavy weapon were used by the Taliban against the Convoy resulting in the destruction of 3 Humvess. 

A man is pulled across to safety on a rope, as damaged buildings and the Alaknanda river are seen in the background, during a rescue operation in Govindghat in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand (Reuters) 

When India Witnessed how Second Wave of Covid 19 reached small towns (Danish Siddiqui/ Twitter)

A group of men chanting pro-Hindu slogans, beat Mohammad Zubair, 37, who is Muslim, during protests sparked by a new citizenship law in New Delhi, India. (Reuters) 

Sporadic clashes during farmers protest (Danish Siddiqui/Twitter) 

Cremations of COVID-19 victims on the banks of the river Ganges in a town in Uttar Pradesh, India (Twitter/Danish Siddiqui)