World News Taliban prohibits Afghan women from speaking to each other: ‘System of gender apartheid’ By News.com.au Published Oct. 30, 2024, 2:05 p.m. ET ...

A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is forbidden. Even watching it — is forbidden." Why was the game banned?

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