Taliban government bans mixed martial arts (MMA) in Afghanistan
The Taliban government has banned mixed martial arts (MMA) in Afghanistan, saying it is incompatible with Islamic law.
An official from the Taliban’s sports authority, told TOLOnews on Tuesday, that the combat sport was too violent and posed a risk of death.
The order was passed down by Afghanistan’s morality police in the Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice.
“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,” the Taliban’s General Directorate on Physical Education and Sport said in a statement.
“That’s why this decision has been made.”
