Ashraf Ghani declared winner in Afghan elections, Abdullah rejects

Chairperson of Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) Hawa Alam Nuristani speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Feb.18, 2020. Afghanistan's election commission on Tuesday announced the final results of Sept. 28 presidential polls and declared the incumbent President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani as the winner to remain in office for the second term. (Xinhua/Rahmatullah Alizadah)