The Taliban cling to the argument that the game involves gambling (prohibited by the Quran), a justification previously used ...

The Taliban recently suspended chess in Afghanistan. Chess faced bans previously due to religious concerns. Ironically, ...

“Chess in Islamic sharia law is considered a means of gambling”, Atal Mashwani, a spokesman of the Taliban government’s sports directorate, told news agency AFP while confirming the ban. “There are ...

Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia glowed under floodlights, its minarets soaring towards the night sky. Turkey’s powerful and radical Islamist President ...

A UN report reveals escalating human rights violations in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, including persecution of the Ismaili community and forced conversions. Women face systematic oppression ...

A UN report has found that the rights of religious and ethnic minorities, as well as all women, are under constant attack by the Taliban authorities. https://p.dw.com ...