Parents of photographer killed in Afghanistan start legal action against Taliban
- 22-Mar-2022
The parents of Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan last year, have begun legal action at the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the group, a lawyer for the family said on Tuesday. Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize winner, was embedded with Afghan special forces when he was killed […]
Afghan Taliban did not kill any Indian journalist, says spokesperson
- 13-Aug-2021
KABUL: Afghan Taliban spokesperson has rejected the claims of killing the Reuters journalist from India, Danish Siddiqui, and said that Taliban did not kill any Indian journalist, ARY News reported on Thursday. Afghan Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen, while talking to ARY News’ programme The Reporters, clarified that they did not kill any Indian journalist. He […]
Reuters photog Danish Siddiqui killed covering clash in Afghanistan
- 16-Jul-2021
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui was killed on Friday while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near a border crossing with Pakistan, an Afghan commander said. Afghan special forces had been fighting to retake the main market area of Spin Boldak when Siddiqui and a senior Afghan […]