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

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

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

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

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

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 Taliban government in Afghanistan has officially banned the game of chess nationwide, stating that it conflicts with ...

Mohammad is one of thousands of Afghans in immigration limbo in the U.S. after they risked their lives to help the American ...

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

Chess will be suspended until religious considerations are addressed, a spokesman said.

The Taliban released two Americans in late March. The U.S. canceled its bounty on the country’s interior minister. A ...

Taliban authorities have arrested 14 people in northern Afghanistan for playing musical instruments and singing, activities ...