Election commission: Afghan president Ghani wins 2nd term
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ” Ashraf Ghani won a second term as president of Afghanistan, the country’s independent election commission announced Tuesday, more than four months after polls closed.The commission said Ghani garnered 923,592 votes, or 50.64%, in the election that took place last Sept. 28. His main challenger, the country’s chief executive Abdullah Abdullah received 720,841 votes, or 39.52%.Ghani and Abdullah head a fragile national unity government that was put […]
