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

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

The Taliban government has suspended the game of chess across Afghanistan, citing its potential association with gambling, ...

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

The move to ban chess is just the latest in an long list of restrictions to cultural, social and sporting events in Afghanistan.

The Taliban has now knocked out chess from the reach of its people as the game has been prohibited in the country due to ...

The Taliban has prohibited chess in Afghanistan. The ministry of promotion of virtue and prevention of vice claims chess is ...

The Taliban government has steadily imposed laws and regulations that reflect its austere vision of Islamic law since seizing ...

Militant organisation, the Taliban, has banned chess across Afghanistan on the claim that the game is a source of gambling, ...

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa held Poland’s Duda Jan-Krzysztof to a draw in Round 6 of the Superbet Chess Classic 2025 ...

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned chess indefinitely, due to gambling concerns. The tactical, strategic board ...

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