An Afghan volleyball player has been killed by the Taliban. There have been reports that other women athletes are being murdered. But the Taliban is suppressing the news within the country. And those that are escaping Afghanistan fear that if they talk about the murders it may put relatives they left behind, at risk.
Mahjabin Hakim who was on the girls’ national team was beheaded by the Taliban. And gruesome photos of her severed head were posted on social media.
Hakimi was one of the best players in the Kabul Municipality Volleyball Club.
It is not known if she was on the list of names given to the Taliban by the Biden administration. But before America evacuated the capital city of Kabul the Taliban was already searching for female sports players, artists, police officers, and others. They are now purging female lawyers and judges, as well.
Hakimi’s coach, using an alias, told the Persian Independent that she was speaking out to emphasize the risks that all female athletes now face.
Only two of the women’s national volleyball team were able to flee the country. And the remaining women are in hiding, afraid of being killed by the Taliban.
