The government of Taliban added to the list of prohibited activities and the chesswhich “up to younger” will be considered a “lucky” game.
The chess ‘It is considered a means of betting for money’, which is prohibited by the law of the Taliban To promote virtue and prevent the release of morals, he explained to the French agency. The mascot did not clarify what the penalty would be For offenders.
46 -year -old Azizulah Gulzanda, owner of a cafe in Kabul, where the patrons were playing chesshe said that will keep the command but has not been convinced by the authorities’ arguments that Religion forbids this game.
“Many Muslim countries have international players involved in international tournaments. Many young people came here daily and didn’t bet money, “he commented. “People who love chess are saddened,” he said.
After taking power again in 2021, the Taliban gradually imposed the extreme version of Islam that have adopted and banned certain activities and sports.
In 2024 the Mixed Martial Arts Games were forbidden Because the government found them “violent” and possibly “opposite to Sharia”. The cricket is allowed still, but only for men.
Women were ostracized by society After being forbidden to frequent parks, gyms, beauty institutes and attending the university, pushing the UN to complain that the Taliban imposed a kind of “apartheid sex”.