Taliban adds chess to ever-growing list of things banned in Afghanistan – National

The Taliban have forbidden chess into AfghanistanCite religious reasons, add the game to a long list of past and activities that are prohibited over the land.

Returns where the game is a resource of gambling, said Taliban officials it will be On -warded contagious Until it is determined how compatible chess is Islamic law, the BBC reports.

The move to prohibit is just the last in an ever-growing list of restrictions on cultural and sports-ministry, because the hardline is back is Islamic taliban to power in 2021.

Restrictions to activities on once ordinary plate have been especially focused on womenDiscard them from public spaces, education and jobs.

Atal Mashwani, Spiritory Spiritory of the Taliban, Tolo News Who Has Been Chessed “due to leadership problems within the leadership problems in the leadership in the National Chests Federation and Religious concern around the match. “

He said chess in Sharia or Islamic law is considered “a gambling means.”

The Afghanistan Chess Federation is also solved as part of the prohibition.

One cafe owner in Kabul, who hosted your regivenles, but says that gambling is never involved, he told the tournaments, but that it would scoop.

‘Young people do not have a lot of activities these daysSo much came here every day came, “Azizullah Gulzada told the outlet.

“They would have a cup of tea and challenge their friends to a game of chess.”

He also noticed on the AFP that “a lot Other launches have players on international level. “

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The move to Ban Chess just comes to the Taliban for the Taliban Fighth Father, such as mixed Martial spouse, and said it was not aligned with Sharia (Islamic law. ” The forbidden from MMA followed a 2021-law that “Face punching forbidden”.

Last October gave the Taliban out a decision prohibits women of praying or resit the Quran in each other’s presence. Two months before, she issued in August 2024 in August 2024 allowing it is required for women to decorated their whole bodies, including their faces, at the same time in public. Women were also prohibited from singing, and resit in public as the voice of a woman is “intimate” is considered to be heard.

Women have already been excluded from education to sixth grade, many public spaces and most jobs. They are also prohibited to see for men they are not related by blood or marriage.

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