According to the country’s press now in exile, Mahjabin Hakimi, a player for the Afghanistan national team, she would have been assassinated by the Taliban. One of his coaches revealed it to the Independent Persian, saying they had beheaded her. His execution appears to have taken place in early October. His family had been forced to say nothing, on pain of reprisals. But a photo of the lifeless body of the young woman circulated on the Internet, before the local press confirmed her death.
Majhabin was part of the Afghanistan team. Before Hibatullah Akhundzada’s men took power last August, He was also a member of the Kabul Municipal Club, with which he won numerous trophies. It was even one of the most successful in the dressing room.
Her coach said that only two Afghan volleyball players had been able to leave the country since this summer. All the others had to flee their homes to try to hide. They have lived in constant anguish ever since, fearing for their lives and those of their loved ones. Since their return to power, the Taliban have organized a veritable hunt for athletes, especially female volleyball players, who have competed abroad and been featured in the media in recent years..
Recently several houses have been searched throughout the country, creating a climate of terror. “The players are desperate and scared. They have been forced to flee and live in unknown places,” said the coach of the national team, who prefers to remain anonymous for security reasons. Despite their extremely worrying situation, the international community has so far ignored the Afghan volleyball players’ request for help.
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