Afghanistan's authorities have restricted other sports in recent years and women have been essentially barred from ...

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

Chess has been banned in Afghanistan indefinitely due to religious concerns, with the Ministry of Promotion of Virtue ...

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The Taliban government suspended chess and the Afghanistan National Federation this week, citing concerns over a possible ...

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

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

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, ...

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

(KGTV) — A story you might have seen claims Afghanistan has banned people from playing chess. And it's true. The Taliban government has banned chess until further notice because of fears that the game ...