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Chess banned by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers

Rob Beschizza
May 16, 2025
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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 Fed…

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