A member of Afghanistan’s female youth beach ball group was beheaded by the Taliban, among her coaches has actually declared.
Mahjabin Hakimi was an effective gamer and increasing star in the Kabul Municipality club.
She is comprehended to have actually been eliminated in early October, however her coach stated no one outside her household, which was stated to have actually been threatened into silence, understood specific the information or situations.
It is comprehended pictures of Mahjabin were published online following her death.
Speaking to the Persian Independent, the coach, utilizing the pseudonym Suraya Afzali, stated female professional athletes throughout Afghanistan were under ‘serious threat’ in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover.
She stated the militants had actually been searching for them, browsing houses in numerous cities.
Just 2 members of the group had actually handled to get away the nation because the Taliban took control of, she declared.
Suraya stated: ‘All the gamers of the beach ball group and the rest of the ladies professional athletes remain in a bad scenario and in anguish and worry.
‘Everyone has been forced to flee and live in unknown places.’
In September, a previous member of the group who had actually handled to get away Afghanistan informed the BBC among their colleagues had actually been eliminated by the Taliban.
Zahra Fayazi, who bet the group for 7 years prior to ending up being a coach, stated gamers residing in the provinces needed to leave and live in other places.
Others took actions to attempt and conceal the reality they had actually played sport.
She included: ‘They even burned their sports devices to conserve themselves and their households.
‘They didn’ t desire them to keep anything associated to sport. They are terrified.
‘Many of our gamers who are from provinces were threatened sometimes by their family members who are Taliban and Taliban fans.
‘The Taliban asked our players’ households to not permit their women to do sport, otherwise, they will be confronted with unforeseen violence.’
Volleyball is among Afghanistan’s most popular sports.
The ladies’s group was established in 1978, however was required to stop activity from 1992– 2002 due to the civil war and Taliban guideline.
The group rebooted when the Taliban were toppled and has actually gotten strong assistance from within the nation.
It contended in worldwide and local competitors and won prizes.
The ladies’s group was divided into an adult and youth department with 14 gamers in each age.
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