The protections were offered by the Biden administration after the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and deteriorating ...

The Taliban government has banned chess in Afghanistan until further notice, owing to fears that the game is a source of ...

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

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

Chess has become the latest casualty in Afghanistan, as the Taliban suspends the game over religious alignment issues ...

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

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

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

Kabul: The Taliban has banned chess in Afghanistan due to religious concerns, continuing its opposition to various forms of ...

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

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