Kabul

KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani has won the September ballot by bagging 50.64 per cent of the votes, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced on Sunday.
Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah Abdullah stood second with 39.52 per cent, the commission said while unveiling the long-delayed preliminary results.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Peace will be an issue of vital importance to the incoming Afghan administration, says the UN secretary-general’s special representative.
Afghanistan awaits the outcome of the recent presidential election, as the poll panel struggles with a vote recount and audit process in some provinces.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Independent Election Commission (IEC) members on Thursday agreed over a resolution to announce the preliminary result of presidential election, but the resolution is yet to be signed by the Commissioners, a source said.