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

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

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

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

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

The Taliban has now knocked out chess from the reach of its people as the game has been prohibited in the country due to ...

Homeland Security’s notice to the federal government claims there have been “notable improvements” in Afghanistan’s national security, now under the control of the Taliban, and “requiring the return ...

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

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

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

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan, effective July 12.