The Taliban has prohibited chess in Afghanistan. The decision is due to religious concerns. The Ministry of Promotion of ...

DUBAI, May 11. /TASS/. The Afghan government has banned chess indefinitely due to "religious considerations" and restrictions set by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice ...

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

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

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