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 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, ...

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

DUBAI | TASS | The Afghan government has banned chess indefinitely due to “religious considerations” and restrictions set by ...

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

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

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

The decision places chess-related activities on hold indefinitely in Afghanistan. Officials from the Taliban-led Ministry of Sports confirmed the suspension of chess activities on May 11, stating that ...

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

Chess has been banned in Afghanistan by the Taliban government, which believes the game can be considered a form of gambling.