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

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

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

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

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 ...

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