Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have found something new to ban. Officials announced Sunday that chess has been suspended ...

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

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

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

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