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Slain Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui: A Life In Pictures

Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed on July 16 while embedded with Afghan special forces battling the advance of the Taliban. The veteran Indian photographer was based in Mumbai and was part of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 2018.

The photos below are highlights from Siddiqui's 11-year career with Reuters.
A photo of Danish Siddiqui during the Pulitzer Prize ceremony in New York in 2018. Siddiqui was killed amid clashes near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on July 16. According to Reuters, Siddiqui had been wounded in the arm by shrapnel earlier in the day while reporting on fighting in the border town of Spin Boldak. After having that wound bandaged, he was speaking to local shopkeepers when the Taliban attacked again, killing Siddiqui and a senior Afghan military officer.
1 A photo of Danish Siddiqui during the Pulitzer Prize ceremony in New York in 2018. Siddiqui was killed amid clashes near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on July 16. According to Reuters, Siddiqui had been wounded in the arm by shrapnel earlier in the day while reporting on fighting in the border town of Spin Boldak. After having that wound bandaged, he was speaking to local shopkeepers when the Taliban attacked again, killing Siddiqui and a senior Afghan military officer.
An Afghan special forces soldier fires at Taliban militants during the rescue mission of a police officer besieged at a check post in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province on July 13.
2 An Afghan special forces soldier fires at Taliban militants during the rescue mission of a police officer besieged at a check post in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province on July 13.
A man selling chickens and ducks awaits customers at a market along a road in Kabul on July 4.
3 A man selling chickens and ducks awaits customers at a market along a road in Kabul on July 4.
People wait to cremate COVID-19 victims at a crematorium in New Delhi on April 23. 
4 People wait to cremate COVID-19 victims at a crematorium in New Delhi on April 23. 
A Hindu holy man attends the Kumbh Mela Festival in Haridwar, India, on April 11.
5 A Hindu holy man attends the Kumbh Mela Festival in Haridwar, India, on April 11.
A man brandishes a gun in New Delhi on January 30, 2020, during a violent protest against a new citizenship law.
6 A man brandishes a gun in New Delhi on January 30, 2020, during a violent protest against a new citizenship law.
A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask marches in a massive protest in Hong Kong on December 8, 2019, against the perceived erosion of democracy there.
7 A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask marches in a massive protest in Hong Kong on December 8, 2019, against the perceived erosion of democracy there.
Hindus colored with turmeric powder during a festival at a temple in Jejuri, India, on February 4, 2019.
8 Hindus colored with turmeric powder during a festival at a temple in Jejuri, India, on February 4, 2019.
A young North Korean soldier eats ice cream as she visits a zoo in Pyongyang on September 12, 2018. 
9 A young North Korean soldier eats ice cream as she visits a zoo in Pyongyang on September 12, 2018. 
Portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are seen on a train as it leaves a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea, on September 11, 2018.
10 Portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are seen on a train as it leaves a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea, on September 11, 2018.
An exhausted Rohingya refugee touches the sand of a Bangladesh beach after fleeing Burma (also known as Myanmar) by boat through the Bay of Bengal on September 11, 2017. 
11 An exhausted Rohingya refugee touches the sand of a Bangladesh beach after fleeing Burma (also known as Myanmar) by boat through the Bay of Bengal on September 11, 2017. 
An Iraqi federal policeman throws a hand grenade during clashes with Islamic State (IS) fighters in western Mosul, Iraq, on April 29, 2017.
12 An Iraqi federal policeman throws a hand grenade during clashes with Islamic State (IS) fighters in western Mosul, Iraq, on April 29, 2017.
Hindu priests perform prayers in a cave on the banks of the River Ganges in Devprayag, India, on March 28, 2017.
13 Hindu priests perform prayers in a cave on the banks of the River Ganges in Devprayag, India, on March 28, 2017.
England's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, plays cricket with children in Mumbai, India, on April 10, 2016.
14 England's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, plays cricket with children in Mumbai, India, on April 10, 2016.
A lone moviegoer enjoys the classic Bollywood movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (The Big Hearted Will Take the Bride) in a theater in Mumbai on December 11, 2014. 
15 A lone moviegoer enjoys the classic Bollywood movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (The Big Hearted Will Take the Bride) in a theater in Mumbai on December 11, 2014. 
A Shi'ite Muslim has his child gashed with a knife during a religious procession in Mumbai on November 3, 2014. 
16 A Shi'ite Muslim has his child gashed with a knife during a religious procession in Mumbai on November 3, 2014. 
A member of a local band plays his instrument during a marriage ceremony in Mumbai on May 11, 2014. 
17 A member of a local band plays his instrument during a marriage ceremony in Mumbai on May 11, 2014. 
Deepak Mane, a 19-year-old wrestler, poses inside a traditional Indian wrestling center in Mumbai on March 24, 2014. 
18 Deepak Mane, a 19-year-old wrestler, poses inside a traditional Indian wrestling center in Mumbai on March 24, 2014. 
Employees work inside a limestone-powder factory in an industrial area of Mumbai on March 11, 2014. 
19 Employees work inside a limestone-powder factory in an industrial area of Mumbai on March 11, 2014. 
U.S. Army soldiers on a hilltop during a patrol in a village in Afghanistan's eastern Kherwar district on May 19, 2012. 
20 U.S. Army soldiers on a hilltop during a patrol in a village in Afghanistan's eastern Kherwar district on May 19, 2012. 
A Hindu devotee takes a ritual dip in the polluted Yamuna River in New Delhi on March 21, 2010.
21 A Hindu devotee takes a ritual dip in the polluted Yamuna River in New Delhi on March 21, 2010.
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