Danish Siddiqui - RIP

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan, July 16 (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 officer were killed in what they described as Taliban crossfire, the official told Reuters.

Siddiqui had been embedded as a journalist since earlier this week with Afghan special forces based in the southern province of Kandahar and had been reporting on fighting between Afghan commandos and Taliban fighters.

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I've just heard this news from my old Reuters colleagues. I know this blog is not supposed to be my personal space but I felt it was appropriate to pass on this news in the spirit of good journalism.

Danish worked for me when I was running the South Asia region and his passing is a great tragedy.

Please spare a thought for his family and friends, but also for agency journalists the world over who strive to bring you the news, pictures and video, and the unvarnished truth.

Here are some of his recent images...

路透社 7 月 16 日，阿富汗斯賓博爾達克（路透社）——一名阿富汗指揮官說，路透社記者丹麥西迪基週五在報導阿富汗安全部隊和塔利班武裝分子在與巴基斯坦邊境附近發生的衝突時被殺。 這位官員告訴路透社，當西迪基和一名阿富汗高級官員在他們所謂的塔利班交火中喪生時，阿富汗特種部隊一直在為奪回斯平博爾達克的主要市場區域而戰。 自本週早些時候以來，西迪基一直擔任駐紮在南部坎大哈省的阿富汗特種部隊的一名記者，並一直在報導阿富汗突擊隊與塔利班戰士之間的戰鬥。 -------------------------------------------------- ----------- 我剛剛從路透社的老同事那裡聽到了這個消息。 我知道這不應該是我的個私人空間，但我覺得本著良好的新聞精神傳遞這個消息是合適的。 當我管理南亞地區時，Danish 為我工作，他的去世是一個巨大的悲劇。 我要請你們花一點時間為他的家人和朋友，以及全世界努力為您帶來新聞、圖片和視頻以及不加修飾的真相的機構記者致意。