Taliban Suspends Chess Nationwide, Citing Sharia Law Concerns

Afghans deprived of chess under latest Taliban ban

The suspension was announced by the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which followed the dissolution of the Afghanistan Chess Federation.

Chess banned by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers

You know what God hates? Chess. Afghanistan's Ministry of Promotion of Virtue has banned the game due to "religious considerations," and officials from the Ministry of Sports there confirmed that they have suspended chess activities. The Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has taken further steps by dissolving the Afghanistan Chess Federation, labeling the game "haram" (forbidden) according to its interpretation of Islamic la…

Not only in the vest of values is it often forbidden: Religious fanatics are far ahead of us. The Taliban in Afghanistan have now registered religious concerns in thinking sports – and in short prohibited chess games. That would be gambling! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…

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Taliban Bans Chess In Afghanistan: 'Means Of Gambling'

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Taliban authorities have banned the playing of chess in Afghanistan until further notice, arguing that it is a form of gambling and therefore illegal under the government's morality law.