The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned the combat sport Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), an official told broadcaster TOLOnews on Tuesday. Ahmadullah Wasiq, the head of the physical education and sports department said that the country’s morality police banned the full-contact sport due to its violent nature and potential risk of death. MMA, a popular sport among Afghan youth, is not an Olympic sport since it has not met all the criteria set by the International Olympic Committee, mainly due to safety concerns. On Thursday, the Taliban government ratified the Law on the Promotion of Virtue …