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

The suspension was announced by the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which followed the ...

The Taliban recently suspended chess in Afghanistan. Chess faced bans previously due to religious concerns. Ironically, ...

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

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

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

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

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 in Afghanistan has officially banned the game of chess nationwide, stating that it conflicts with ...

Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal under the government's morality law, a sports official said ...

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