Las Vegas Sun

April 23, 2024

Afghan election workers counts ballots at an Independent Election Commission office in Kabul Afghanistan, Sunday, April 13, 2014. Partial results released Sunday in Afghanistan’s crucial presidential election show a tight race between ex-foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, with 41.9 percent of the vote, and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani, with 37.6 percent.

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Afghan election workers counts ballots at an Independent Election Commission office in Kabul Afghanistan, Sunday, April 13, 2014. Partial results released Sunday in Afghanistan’s crucial presidential election show a tight race between ex-foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, with 41.9 percent of the vote, and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani, with 37.6 percent.