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 ...

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

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 added chess to the long list of things banned in Afghanistan over its possible violation of Islamic law. Taliban officials said the game has been prohibited indefinitely until the ...

The Taliban government has suspended chess across Afghanistan, citing concerns that the game may promote gambling—an activity ...

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

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