Pulitzer prize-winning photojournalist killed by Taliban in Afghanistan

Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui was covering Afghan commando unit near Pakistan border

Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer prize-winning photojournalist who worked for Reuters news agency, has been killed in southern Afghanistan.

Siddiqui was in the border town of Spin Boldak on assignment with Afghan security forces when he was caught in Taliban crossfire, an Afghan commander told the news agency. He had documented the intense pressure on Afghan commando units in a story published earlier this week.