The Taliban government has suspended the game of chess across Afghanistan, citing its potential association with gambling, ...

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

Female soccer players fled Afghanistan, but from around the world they are campaigning to be able to represent their country ...

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

The Afghan government under the Taliban has called for “mutual respect and constructive engagement” with Pakistan and China, ...

KABUL: Taliban government in Afghanistan have banned chess across the country over concerns that it is a source of gambling — ...

The Taliban has suspended chess in Afghanistan, calling it a form of gambling banned under Sharia law. A sports official said ...

Foreign Secy Vikram Misri called the claims ‘ludicrous’, which came as Islamabad launched Op Bunyan un Marsoos, targeting ...

Chess has been banned in Afghanistan indefinitely due to religious concerns, with the Ministry of Promotion of Virtue ...

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