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

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

Religious considerations’ and questions over the ‘propagation of virtue’ cited as reasons for indefinite suspension of the ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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