Taliban behead woman volleyball player who was part of Afghanistan's national team – Report

In an interview, coach Suraya Afzali (name changed) said a woman volleyball player named Mahjabin Hakimi was killed by the Taliban earlier in October, but nobody learned about the gruesome murder as the insurgents had threatened her family not to talk about it.

In a horrific incident, the Taliban militants allegedly beheaded a member of Afghanistan’s junior women’s national volleyball team, a coach told the Persian Independent.

In an interview, coach Suraya Afzali (name changed) said a woman player named Mahjabin Hakimi was killed by the Taliban earlier in October, but nobody learned about the gruesome murder as the insurgents had threatened her family not to talk about it.

Notably, Mahjabin played for the Kabul Municipality Volleyball Club before the Afghanistan government was taken over by the Taliban. She was one of the club’s star players. However, a few days back, pictures of her severed head and bloodied neck surfaced on social media.