The Taliban government has banned chess in Afghanistan until further notice, owing to fears that the game is a source of ...

The latest restriction is part of a broader clampdown spearheaded by the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and ...

The Taliban has banned chess in Afghanistan, calling it haram under Islamic law. But this isn’t the first time the game has ...

The Taliban Ministry for Promotions of Virtue and Prevention of Vice dissolved the Afghanistan Chess Federation calling the ...

Chess has become the latest casualty in Afghanistan, as the Taliban suspends the game over religious alignment issues ...

The Taliban has added chess to the long list of things banned in Afghanistan over its possible violation of Islamic law.

The ban also includes the dissolution of the Afghanistan Chess Federation, with the ministry reportedly labeling the game as ...

Kabul: The Taliban has banned chess in Afghanistan due to religious concerns, continuing its opposition to various forms of ...

Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which ...

The decision, announced by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, follows the dissolution of the Afghanistan Chess Federation and places all chess-related activities on ...

Taliban officials have said that the game has been banned indefinitely until its compatibility with Islamic law can be determined ...