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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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