Ahmadzai declared Afghanistan President, but final tally kept secret

September 21, 2014 19:50

Afghanistan's election commission declared former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as the war-ravaged country's president-elect on Sunday after an acrimonious dispute over ballot fraud, but did not give the final vote tally after a U.N.-monitored audit.

The announcement came hours after Mr. Ahmadzai and rival, Abdullah Abdullah, signed a power-sharing agreement to end two months of bitter wrangling over accusations of fraud that undermined confidence in the election and emboldened the Taliban insurgency at a crucial time as most foreign troops prepare to leave.

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