Reuters photographer was killed after being left behind in retreat, Afghan general says

[douglas9]

Danish Siddiqui was with soldiers on the front line of an Afghan Special Forces clash with the Taliban. New reporting, and his last photographs, cast light on his final hours, on the collapse of the Afghan military, and on the risks faced by journalists who cover conflict.

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/afghanistan-conflict-reuters-siddiqui/

[marybourg]

1. That last clause, I think, goes far to explain

msm hysteria over Afghan retreat.

[pwb]

2. What retreat?

Never heard of any American retreat from battle. Leaving is not a retreat. Reuters likes to stir shit.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

3. It says he was embedded w/ the Afghan army

This is also over a month old.

[yonder]

4. Afghan military or Special Forces, sounds like.

[GoneOffShore]

6. Stir shit? Danish was not embedded with an American unit but with Afghan Special Forces.

[Klaralven]

5. List of journalists killed and missing in the Vietnam War

This article is a partial list of journalists killed and missing during the Vietnam War. The press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders tallied 63 journalists who died over a 20-year period ending in 1975 while covering the Vietnam War with the caveat that media workers were not typically counted at the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_and_missing_in_the_Vietnam_War