Afghan preliminary election results due as run-off looms

KABUL, Apr 26 – Afghanistan is set to announce preliminary presidential election results on Saturday, with former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah ahead in early counting but below the 50-percent vote required to avoid a run-off. Abdullah secured 43.8 percent of the vote, with his main rival Ashraf Ghani on 32.9 percent, after four-fifths of ballots […]

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