The Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer was killed while reporting on the conflict between the Afghan army and the Taliban Reuters News Agency’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer recorded the killing of the Afghan army and the Taliban in a battle near the strategic border crossing during the continued withdrawal of the U.S. and NATO troops on Friday. Siddiqui, a 38-year-old Dane, has served in the Afghan Special Forces for the past few days and was killed when a commando fought to control the Spin Boldak border crossing in southern Afghanistan and Pakistan. Siddiqui is a member of a team that won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Thematic Photography for reporting on Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar. Recently, he captured scorching photos of India’s fight against COVID-19 and protests against the new agricultural law.