Sharia

But those living in Afghanistan are faced with a series of restrictions brought in by the Taliban government in line with its strict interpretation of Sharia law.

The Taliban says it respects the rights of women in line with Sharia and Afghan culture.

Coskun had posted on social media that he was protesting against the "Islamist government" of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who the defendant allegedly said had "made Turkey a base for radical Islamists and is trying to establish a Sharia regime", prosecutors said.

On Sunday, Atal Mashwani, the spokesman of the Taliban government's sports directorate, said chess in Islamic sharia law is "considered a means of gambling".

"It was found that the sport is problematic with respect to Sharia and it has many aspects which are contradictory to the teachings of Islam," a Taliban spokesperson said last August.