A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is ...

Since retaking power, the Taliban has banned certain music, barred women from parks, and now outlawed chess. Authoritarians ...

The hard-line Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have "suspended" the holding of chess matches in the country, citing "religious considerations" and claiming it represents a form of "gambling." ...

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 has banned Afghans from playing chess until it works out whether the game is compatible with Islamic law. The decision, announced by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and ...

A fghanistan's Taliban rulers have found something new to ban. Officials announced Sunday that chess has been suspended indefinitely, the BBC reports. The game is "considered a means of gambling ...

The Taliban has suspended Afghans from enjoying a game of chess over concerns that the game might be incompatible with Islamic law and encourage gambling, international media reported this week.

(KGTV) — A story you might have seen claims Afghanistan has banned people from playing chess. And it's true. The Taliban government has banned chess until further notice because of fears that ...

Atal Mashwani, spokesperson for the Taliban's Sports Directorate, told TOLO News that chess has been suspended "due to leadership issues within the national chess federation and religious concerns ...

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 on ...

The Taliban has focused on dismantling leisure and joy, with its latest target one of humanity's oldest pastimes: chess. On May 11, Afghanistan's Ministry of Sports issued a declaration stating ...

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 ...