The Taliban recently suspended chess in Afghanistan. Chess faced bans previously due to religious concerns. Ironically, Islamic world has a rich chess history. The game originated in India as ...

You know what God hates? Chess. Afghanistan's Ministry of Promotion of Virtue has banned the game due to "religious ...

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

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

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

First Sports With Rupha Ramani | N18G In yet another regressive move, the Taliban has banned chess in Afghanistan, calling it “against Islamic values.” This decision is the latest in a string of ...

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

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

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

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