Reports of Afghan volleyball player beheading are not confirmed, which does not change the essence of Taliban policy

October 21 edition of the New York Post reportedthat members of the Taliban terrorist movement beheaded Mahajabid Hakimi, a member of the Afghan national youth women’s volleyball team. Information about the decapitation of the athlete was also published by such publications as The Times of India, The Tribune, DNA, The Bridge, Fox Sports other.

By data Inside the Games, coach Hakimi spread information about the anonymous execution. He said that the volleyball player was executed in early October, and all this time the relatives of the murdered woman were silent, as they were intimidated by the Taliban militants.

Later, the Indian portal Alt News, specializing in fact-checking and detecting fake news, published denial of news of the beheading of Mahajabid Hakimi. The publication drew attention to the fact that several users of social networks at once questioned the media report about the death of Hakimi. According to users, the athlete did not die in October, but in the first week of August – before the Taliban took under the control of the capital of Afghanistan.

Journalist Deepa Parent, in particular, wrote that she spoke with the Mahajabid family, who said the news of her death was “misleading.”